(a) Upon mutual agreement between the Commission and the City Council of the City of Stockton, the Commission is authorized to assume primary responsibility for the impartial, effective administration, implementation, and enforcement of a local campaign finance reform ordinance passed by the City Council of the City of Stockton. The Commission is authorized to be the civil prosecutor responsible for the civil enforcement of that local campaign finance reform ordinance in accordance with this title. As the civil prosecutor of the City of Stockton’s local campaign finance reform ordinance, the Commission may do both of the following:
(1) Investigate possible violations of the local campaign finance reform ordinance.
(2) Bring administrative actions in accordance with this title and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.
(b) Any local campaign finance reform ordinance of the City of Stockton enforced by the Commission pursuant to this section shall comply with this title.
(c) The City Council of the City of Stockton shall consult with the Commission before adopting and amending any local campaign finance reform ordinance that is subsequently enforced by the Commission pursuant to this section.
(d) (1) The City Council of the City of Stockton and the Commission may enter into any agreements necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this section, including agreements pertaining to any necessary reimbursement of state costs with city funds for costs incurred by the Commission in administering, implementing, or enforcing a local campaign finance reform ordinance pursuant to this section.
(2) An agreement entered into pursuant to this subdivision shall not contain any form of a cancellation fee, a liquidated damages provision, or other financial disincentive to the exercise of the right to terminate the agreement pursuant to subdivision (e), except that the Commission may require the City Council of the City of Stockton to pay the Commission for services rendered and any other expenditures reasonably made by the Commission in anticipation of services to be rendered pursuant to the agreement if the City Council of the City of Stockton terminates the agreement.
(e) The City Council of the City of Stockton or the Commission may, at any time, by ordinance or resolution, terminate any agreement made pursuant to this section for the Commission to administer, implement, or enforce a local campaign finance reform ordinance or any provision of the ordinance.
(f) If an agreement is entered into pursuant to this section, the Commission shall report to the Legislature regarding the performance of that agreement on or before January 1, 2019, and shall submit that report in compliance with Section 9795. The Commission shall develop the report in consultation with the City Council of the City of Stockton. The report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The status of the agreement.
(2) The estimated annual cost savings, if any, for the City of Stockton.
(3) A summary of relevant annual performance metrics, including measures of use, enforcement, and customer satisfaction.
(4) Public comments submitted to the Commission or the City of Stockton relative to the operation of the agreement.
(5) Legislative recommendations.
(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends that date.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 167. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017. Repealed as of January 1, 2020, by its own provisions.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018