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8.A. - Page 4 of 13 VEL Amount: • The amount of the VEL would be initially set based on a formula, namely $2.25 per resident in the electoral district for each election, with the residency of each district determined by the latest U.S. Census figures. • The City Clerk would publish the VEL amounts no later than 60 business days following ordinance adoption. • Beginning on January 1, 2021, the City Clerk would in odd -numbered years increase the VEL amount based on increases in the Consumer Price Index, rounded to the nearest thousand, and published no later than February 1 of each odd -numbered year. • The ordinance would exempt certain costs from the VEL, namely: o Candidate filing fees o Returned contributions o Legal costs o Non -monetary contributions defined by the Fair Political Practices Commission (see FPPC Reg. § 18215(b)(2)), and o Expenses for a post office box or a post-election party. VEL Penalty: The penalty for violation of the VEL would amount to public notification. Specifically, within 72 hours of the City's knowledge of a VEL violation, the City would: • Send notice of the violation to a newspaper of general circulation for publication, • Post the notice on the City's website and at City Hall, and • Remove the candidate's 400 -word written statement from the City's website. If the candidate pays a required fee, the statement would instead be relocated on the website rather than removed altogether. FISCAL IMPACT Implementation of the ordinance may be accommodated within existing staff resources. At this time, staff does not expect to have to prosecute violations of the contribution limit; if a significant number of prosecutions were required, it would detract from completion of other assigned work. Page 4 of 5 AL . City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 101