Madera County Municipal Code Ch. 2.09 Clerk-Recorder—register of Deeds

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For statutory provisions regarding the county clerk, see Gov. Code §§ 24001 and 24004; for county recorder, see Gov. Code § 27201 et seq.; for statutory authority for the consolidation of offices of county clerk and recorder, see Gov. Code § 24300.

The office of county clerk-recorder is hereby created and established effective at twelve noon January 1963, by the combining of the duties of the office of county clerk and the office of county recorder as provided by law.

(Ord. 263 § 4, 1962).

The office of county clerk-recorder shall have as its executive head one elective officer.

(Ord. 263 § 5, 1962).

The duties, rights and obligations of the respective separate offices shall be continued and combined for the public good as provided by law.

(Ord. 263 § 6, 1962).

A. Any elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person required by Chapters 4 or 7 of the Political Reform Act (California Government Code sections 84100, et seq.) to file statements, reports or other documents with the county clerk or clerk of the board may file such statements, reports, or documents using the county clerk's/clerk of the board's online system according to procedures established by the county clerk or clerk of the board. From and after January 1, 2018, such filings must use the county clerk's/clerk of the board's online system, except that the statement of economic interests (as required by Chapter 7 of the Political Reform Act) may be filed using the clerk of the board's online system through December 31, 2019, after which use of the online system will become mandatory. The requirement for online filing shall be subject to the exemptions, limitations, and requirements set by California Government Code Sections 84615 and 87500.2 and applicable regulations adopted by the California Fair Political Practices Commission.

B. All material filed electronically pursuant to this section shall be made available to the public free of charge. However, the data made available on the internet shall not contain the street name and building number of the persons or entity representatives listed on the electronically file forms, nor any bank account number required to be disclosed by the filer. The county clerk shall make a complete, unredacted copy of such filed materials, including any street names, building numbers, and bank account numbers disclosed by the filer, available to any person upon request.

(Ord. No. 263A, § 1, 11-7-17).

A. The provisions of this section are enacted pursuant to the provisions of Assembly Bill 571, and in particular, Government Code Section 85702.5, effective on January 1, 2020 and operative on January 1, 2021, allowing a county to establish campaign contribution limits for candidates for elective county office.

B. There shall be no limit on the monetary contributions from an individual, entity, or committee to a candidate for elective county office in support of his or her candidacy.

Nothing herein shall affect the applicable reporting, disclosure, and recusal requirements related to any contributions as required by applicable provisions of law, including the Political Reform Act of 1974, as amended. (Government Code Section 81000, et seq., and applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.)

(Ord. No. 692, § 1, 1-5-21).