January 21, 2015 •
Long Beach, California Council Votes to Increase Officeholder Account Limits
City Council has cast the first of two required votes to increase contribution limits for officeholder accounts. Ordinance 15-0062 triples total permissible contributions per calendar year to city officeholder accounts to $30,000 for council members and to $75,000 for citywide elected officials.
Individual contributor limits per calendar year will also rise from $500 to $750 for council officeholder accounts and from $500 to $1,000 for citywide officeholder accounts.
The second required vote could take place as early as the next regularly scheduled meeting on February 3, 2015.
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