SEC. 1.124. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY BUSINESS ENTITIES.
§ 1.124
Committees filing campaign statements must disclose, for aggregate contributions of $10,000 or more from a single business entity in one election cycle, the name of one of that entity's principal officers and whether the entity received City contracts or grants in the prior 24 months.
When a campaign committee gets $10,000 or more total from a single business in one election cycle, the committee has to report the name of one of that business's top leaders (like the CEO or President) and say whether that business received any money from a City agency in the past two years. If it did get City money, the committee must also name which City agency gave it and how much. The committee reports this information whenever it files its regular campaign finance statements.
- Controversial:This disclosure rule for City-contracted business contributions is the kind of campaign finance transparency measure that reasonable San Franciscans may view differently—some see it as essential accountability, others as burdensome or intrusive.
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Official text
(a) Additional Disclosures. In addition to the campaign disclosure requirements imposed by the California Political Reform Act and other provisions of this Chapter 1, any committee required to file campaign statements with the Ethics Commission must disclose the following information for contribution(s) that, in aggregate, total $10,000 or more that it receives in a single election cycle from a single business entity:
(1) one of the business entity’s principal officers, including, but not limited to, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, President, Vice-President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Director, Deputy Director, or equivalent positions; and
(2) whether the business entity has received funds through a contract or grant from any City agency within the last 24 months for a project within the jurisdiction of the City and County of San Francisco, and if so, the name of the agency that provided the funding, and the value of the contract or grant.
(b) Filing Requirements. Committees shall provide this information for contributions received from business entities at the same time that they are required to file semiannual or preelection campaign statements with the Ethics Commission.
(Added by Ord. 129-18, File No. 180280, App. 5/30/2018, Eff. 6/30/2018, Oper. 1/1/2019)
(Former Sec. 1.124 added by Ord. 71-00, File No. 000358, App. 4/28/2000; repealed by Ord. 141-03, File No. 030034, App. 6/27/2003)