This study session will provide council with an opportunity to confirm that the Campaign Finance and Elections Working Group (working group), a group established by the city manager at the direction of city council, has completed its goals as defined in its Charter and allow this working group to end.

The materials in this study session packet include the report that was prepared by the working group, followed by a staff report that provides an analysis of the recommendations.

The working group has satisfied its goals pursuant to its Charter.  It took on a detailed review of the city’s campaign finance and initiative processes and made its recommendations for charter amendments related to its review of the city’s municipal initiative processes in April 2018.  Thereafter, the working group met on April 11, April 17, April 25, May 23, June 13, June 27, July 25, August 22, August 29, September 26 and November 1, 2018 to work on campaign finance reform detailed in the working group’s Charter.  Those meetings resulted in a consensus of recommendations for changes to the Boulder Revise Code. 

The working group was able to come to a consensus regarding its recommendations on campaign finance reform, and in doing so, were able to prepare a final report for council review.  See Attachment A.

Staff prepared an analysis of the working group’s recommendations which can be found in Attachment B.