LTC 156-2023 Proposed Miami-Dade County Ordinance Relating to Campaign Finance ReportsM IA M I BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
LTC No. 156-2023 LETTER TO COMMISSION
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Proposed Miami-Dade County Ordinance Relating to Campaign
Finance Reports.
T h e M ia m i-D a d e C o u n ty B o a rd of C o u n ty C o m m is sio n e rs is sche d u le d to m e e t on A pril
4, 2 0 2 3, to d is cu ss A g e n d a Ite m N o . 4 (b ) sp on so red by C o m m issioner Ju a n C a rlo s
B e rm u d e z re la tin g to :
• C a m p a ig n T re a s u re r's R e p o rt s;
• A m e n d in g se ction 12 -7 of the C o u nty C o d e;
• E sta b lish in g m in im u m sta n d a rds fo r th e m un ic ip a l pu b licatio n of the C a m p a ig n
T re a s u re r's R e p o rt s;
• R e q u irin g m u n ic ip a litie s to pu b lish m u n icip al ca n d ida te C a m pa ign T re a su re r's R e p o rt s
o n th e m u n ic ip a lity 's w e b s ite ; an d
• R e q u irin g m u n ic ip a litie s to ce rt ify co m plian ce w ith suc h re q u ire m ents w ithin a
sp e c ifie d tim e fr a m e .
A tta c h e d ple a se fin d a co p y of the pro p o se d O rd in a n c e fo r you r refe re n ce . T he C ity of
Miami B e a c h is in co m p lia n c e w ith a ll th e re q u ire m ents in the pro po se d O rd in a n ce , as it
a lre a d y p u b lis h e s o n th e C ity 's w e b site :
1. A list of all cu rre n t ca n d id a te s fo r m u n ic ip al off ice in the C ity;
2 . T h e C a m p a ig n T re a s u re r's R e p o rt s fo r su ch current ca nd id a te s, file d in acco rdance
w ith se ctio n 10 6 .0 7 , F lo rid a S ta tute s, w ith in on e (1) bu sine ss da y of re ce ip t of such
re p o rt s by th e m u n icip a lity ;
3 . A list of a ll ca n d id a te s in the previo u s tw o C ity e le ctio n s ; and
4 . T he C a m p a ig n T re a s u re r's R e p o rt s fo r su ch pre v ious ca nd id a te s, file d in acco rda nce
w ith se ctio n 10 6 . 0 7 , F lo rid a S ta tute s.
T h e ca m p a ig n fin a n c e re p o rt s po ste d o n the C ity's w e b site sho w all co n trib u tion s rece ived
by th e ca n d id a te 's ca m p a ig n an d a ll expen d itu re s m a d e on be ha lf of the ca n d id a te w ithin
th e re p o rt in g pe rio d .
If yo u ha v e a n y qu e stio n s, ple a se co n ta ct m e at 30 5 .6 7 3 . 7 4 11.
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MEMORA NDUM
Agenda Item No. 4(B)
T O : Honorable Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
D A T E : April 4, 2023
FROM: Geri Bonzon-Keenan
County Attorney
SUBJECT: Ordinance relating to campaign
finance reports; amending
section 12-7 of the Code;
establishing minimum standards
for the municipal publication of
candidate campaign finance
reports; requiring municipalities
to publish municipal candidate
campaign finance reports on the
municipality's website; requiring
municipalities to certify
compliance with such
requirements within a specified
timeframe
The accompanying ordinance was prepared and placed on the agenda at the request of Prime Sponsor
Commissioner Juan Carlos Bermudez.
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Geri Bonzon-Keenan
County Attorney
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M E M O RA N D U M
(R evised)
T O : Honorable Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
D A T E : April 4, 2023
F R O M : onzon-Keenan
County Attorney
SU B JE C T : Agenda Item No. 4(B)
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Agenda Item No. 4(B)
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ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REPORTS; AMENDING SECTION 12-7 OF THE CODE OF
MIAMI DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; EST AB LIS HING
MINIMUM ST AND ARDS FOR THE MUNICIPAL
PUBLICATION OF CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REPORTS; REQUIRING MUNICIPALITIES TO PUBLISH
MUNICIPAL CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS
ON THE MUNICIPALITY'S WEBSITE; REQUIRING
MUNICIPALITIES TO CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH
REQUIREMENTS WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIMEFRAME;
PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN AND
EXCLUSION FROM THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, section 106.07 of the Florida Statutes requires each candidate's campaign to
file regular reports of all contributions received and all expenditures made on behalf of a candidate
("campaign finance reports") with the officer before whom the candidate is required by law to
qualify; and
WHEREAS, the qualifying officer in each municipality receives and maintains campaign
finance reports from candidates for municipal office; and
WHEREAS, ease of access to the campaign finance reports is necessary for the public to
make informed decisions about candidates; and
WHEREAS, facilitating the public's access to candidates' campaign finance reports
encourages accountability among elected officials; and
WHEREAS, these campaign finance reports are public records and are accessible by the
public;and
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A g e n d a It e m N o . 4(B)
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WH ERE A S, the County and several municipalities, including the City of Miami, publish
a website where the public can access a campaign's campaign finance reports and view a
candidate's campaign contributions and expenditures; and
WH ERE A S, the Miami-Dade Home Rule Charter authorizes the Board of County
Commissioners to establish reasonable minimum standards for the performance of any service or
function by a government unit, including municipalities; and
WH ERE A S, this Board desires to require all municipalities to, at a minimum, make
information about contributions to the campaigns of municipal candidates more broadly and easily
accessible to the public by publishing campaign finance reports for each candidate's campaign for
municipal office,
B E IT O RD A IN ED B Y T H E B O ARD O F CO U N TY CO M M ISSIO N ER S O F
MI A MI -D AD E CO U N TY , FL O R ID A :
Section 1.
approved.
Section 2.
The foregoing recitals are incorporated as if set forth herein and are
Section 12-7 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, is hereby
amended to read as follows: 1
Sec. 12-7.- [[R es erv ed .]] >>M unicipal publication of candidate
cam paign finance reports .
(a) Each municipality must, at a minimum, publish the following on the
municipality's website:
ill A list of all current candidates for municipal office in the
municipality;
ill The campaign finance reports for such current candidates, filed in
Words stricken through and/or [[double bracketed]] shall be deleted. Words underscored
and/or >>double arrowed<< constitute the amendment proposed. Remaining provisions are now
in effect and remain unchanged.
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A g e n d a Ite m N o . 4 (B )
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a c c o r d a n c e w ith se c tion 10 6.0 7, Fl or i d a S ta tu te s , w ith in se v e n (7 )
d a y s o f re c e ip t o f su c h re p o rt s b y th e m u n ic ip a lity ;
ill A list of all candidates in the previous two elections for municipal
office in the municipality; and
ill The campaign finance reports for such previous candidates, filed in
accordance with section 106.07, Florida Statutes, within six (6)
months of the effective date of this ordinance.
ill The campaign finance reports published pursuant to subparagraphs
(a)(2) and (a)( 4) above shall show all contributions received by the
candidate's campaign and all expenditures made on behalf of the
candidate within the reporting period.<<
Section 3. Within six (6) months of the effective date of this ordinance, each
municipality shall certify in writing to the Board of County Commissioners that it has complied
with the requirements of section 2 of this ordinance.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is
held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 5. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners, and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of section 2 of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the
Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or
relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section,"
"article," or other appropriate word.
Section 6. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners, and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of section 3 of this ordinance shall be excluded from the Code of
Miami-Dade County.
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Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective ten ( l 0) days after the date of
enactment unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon an override
by this Board.
PASSED AND ADOPTED:
Approved by County Attorney as
to form and legal sufficiency:
Prepared by:
Sophia Guzzo
Michael B. Valdes
Prime Sponsor: Commissioner Juan Carlos Bermudez
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