Fontana Municipal Code Art. III Electronic Filing of Campaign Disclosure Information

(a) Except as set forth in subsection (b) of this section 7-31, any elected officer, candidate, committee or other person required to file specified statements, reports, forms, or other documents with the Fontana Deputy City Clerk as required by chapter 4 (commencing with § 84100 of title 9 of the California Government Code, also known as the Political Reform Act), and that has received contributions or made expenditures of $2,000.00 or more in a calendar year, shall electronically file such statement using the city's online system according to procedures established by the deputy city clerk.

(b) The deputy city clerk, as the city's filing officer, shall have the right to accept a paper filing in lieu of an electronic filing at the deputy city clerk's discretion and to accommodate an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) request.

(Ord. No. 1878, § 1, 2-8-22; Ord. No. 1942, § 4, 4-9-24)

Any elected officer, candidate, committee or other person who has electronically filed a statement, report, form, or other document using the city's online system is not also required to file a copy of that document in a paper format with the deputy city clerk.

(Ord. No. 1878, § 1, 2-8-22)

In any instance in which an original statement, report, form, or other document must be filed with the Secretary of State or other agency, and a copy of that document is required to be filed with the deputy city clerk, the filer may electronically file a copy with the deputy city clerk or may file in a paper format.

(Ord. No. 1878, § 1, 2-8-22)

If, for technical reasons, the city's system is not capable of accepting a particular type of statement, report, form or other document, an elected officer, candidate, committee or other person shall timely file that document in paper format with the deputy city clerk.

(Ord. No. 1878, § 1, 2-8-22)

The deputy city clerk shall ensure that the city's system makes all electronically filed statements, reports, forms, or other documents available on the internet in an easily understood format that provides the greatest public access. The data shall be made available free of charge and as soon as possible after receipt/deadline. The data made available on the internet shall not contain the street name of the persons or entity representatives listed on the electronically filed forms or any bank account number required to be disclosed by the filer. The city clerk department shall also make a complete, unredacted copy of the statement, report, form, or other document available to the fair political practices commission for Government Code § 87200 filers.

(Ord. No. 1878, § 1, 2-8-22)

The city clerk department shall maintain records according to the city's records retention schedule and applicable state law commencing from the date filed, a secured, official version of each online or electronic statement, report, form, or other document, which shall serve as the official version of that record.

(Ord. No. 1878, § 1, 2-8-22)

The deputy city clerk is authorized to adopt such administrative policies and procedures as deemed necessary to implement this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1878, § 1, 2-8-22)