For the purpose of this Chapter, the following words shall have the meaning as defined in this Section:
CANDIDATE: Any person who:
A. Files a declaration of candidacy for an elected office of the City; or
B. Receives contributions or makes expenditures or consents to another person receiving contributions or making expenditures with a view to bringing about such person's nomination or election to such office; or
C. Causes on his or her behalf, any written material or advertisement to be printed, published, broadcast, distributed or disseminated which indicates an intention to seek such office.
CONTRIBUTIONS: A. Contributions shall include:
1. A gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value;
2. A contract, promise or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally enforceable to make a contribution;
3. A transfer of funds from a political committee, a party committee, another candidate, an officeholder, or a personal campaign committee to a candidate or a candidate's personal campaign committee;
4. A payment for the personal services of another person by a person other than the candidate's personal campaign committee for services rendered to the candidate or such candidate's personal campaign committee; and
5. Goods or services provided at less than fair market value to or for the benefit of a candidate or a candidate's personal campaign committee.
B. Contributions shall not include:
1. Personal services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering their time on behalf of a candidate or such candidate's personal campaign committee; or
2. A loan of money by a national or State bank made in accordance with the applicable banking laws and regulations and in the ordinary course of business.
ELECTION: A general or primary election conducted by the City.
EXPENDITURE: An expenditure shall include:
A. A purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money or anything of value made for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of any candidate;
B. A contract, promise or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally enforceable to make any expenditure;
C. A transfer of funds by a candidate or a personal campaign committee to another candidate, another candidate's personal campaign committee or a political committee;
D. Goods or services provided to or for the benefit of another candidate, another candidate's personal campaign committee, or a political committee for political purposes at less than fair market value.
PERSONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE: The political committee appointed by a particular candidate to act for such candidate as hereinafter provided.
POLITICAL COMMITTEE: A person or group of persons cooperating to aid or promote the success or defeat of a candidate, including the making of donations to a personal campaign committee.
POLITICAL PURPOSE: An act done with intent or in such way as to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, the election of a candidate at a Municipal election.
PRIMARY ELECTION: Any primary election held pursuant to Utah Code Annotated title 20A, or its successor, and/or any election held prior to the general election as provided by Utah Code Annotated title 20A, or its successor.
REPORTING PERIOD: The period beginning from the date of either the first contribution or the first expenditure, or since the closing date of the last filed financial statement, if any, and the closing date of a financial statement to be filed.
(1979 Code § 1.20.010; Ord. 95-53, 7-18-1995)
