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2.14.020 Definitions.

City Code Section

(Amended by Ordinance 191552 and 191973, effective January 1, 2025.)

  1. As used in this Chapter unless the context requires otherwise:
  2. A.  City elected official means the Mayor, Councilors, or Auditor, regardless of whether the person assumes the position as a result of an election, by appointment, or through succession.
  3. B.  Day means a calendar day by 5:00 p.m. unless “business day” is specified. If the computed date for action falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal City holiday, then the “day” is the next business day by 5:00 p.m.
  4. C.  Political consultant means:
    1. 1. A person or entity that provides political consulting services to: 
      1. a. a City elected official,
      2. b. a successful candidate for City elected office, or a successful City candidate’s principal campaign committee, registered with the Oregon Secretary of State, or
      3. c. a person appointed or succeeding to the position of City elected official pursuant to Charter Section 2-206. 
    2. 2. The term “political consultant” does not include attorneys who provide only legal services, accountants who provide only accounting services, professional fundraisers, or pollsters who provide only polling services.  The term “political consultant” also does not include a person who:
      1. a. Does not engage in political consulting services as a trade or profession, or
      2. b. Is a City employee.
  5. D.  “Political consulting services” include actions in campaign management and political strategy services, including but not limited to: advocacy and strategy; political polling; advising or assisting in voter contact strategies and services; advising in media strategy, buying and advertisement; providing candidate development, policy training, political image consulting, and designing, implementing and analyzing polls and surveys; performing issues research and opposition research; developing and assisting in strategic communication such as news releases, talking points and speech writing; and advising on negative information handling and political crisis management. This Chapter does not regulate the content and viewpoint of the services provided to a City elected official.

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