§ 2-1103. DEFINITIONS.

(a)

Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, the provisions, definitions of words and phrases, and interpretations of the Political Reform Act codified in Government Code Sections 81000 et seq., and its implementing regulations in California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Sections 18110 et seq., as amended, are to be relied upon in administering this article.

(b)

"Election" means any direct primary election, any general municipal election, and any special municipal election as outlined in Charter Sections 1400 and 1401. For purposes of this article, "election" does not include recall elections or elections on ballot measures.

(c)

"Enforcement Authority" means the officer, agent or organization designated by resolution of the Council to enforce the provisions of this article. Nothing in this article shall be construed as limiting the authority of any law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney to enforce the provisions of this article.

(d)

"Entity" means any person, other than an individual.

(e)

"Majority-owned" means an ownership of more than 50 percent.

(f)

"Person" means an individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, business trust, company, corporation, limited liability company, association, committee, a controlled committee, and any other organization or group of persons acting in concert, as defined in Government Code Section 82047.

(g)

"Political Party Committee" means a state central committee or county central committee of an organization that meets the requirements for recognition as a political party pursuant to Section 5100 of the Elections Code, as defined in Government Code Section 85206.

(h)

"Small contributor committee" as defined in Government Code Section 85203, means any committee that meets all of the following criteria:

(1)

The committee has been in existence for at least six months; and

(2)

The committee receives contributions from 100 or more persons; and

(3)

No one person has contributed to the committee more than two hundred dollars ($200) per calendar year; and

(4)

The committee makes contributions to five or more candidates.

(Added Ord. 2003-84, § 1, eff. 11-2-03; Am. Ord. 2007-55, § 4, eff. 9-4-07).