Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 49.7.3. CHARTER-BASED ADJUSTMENTS.

ncludes the Los Angeles metropolitan area from December 2011 to the December immediately prior to the adjustment using the following formula: divide the CPI for the December immediately prior to the adjustment by 231.567 (the CPI for December 2011); multiply the resulting number by each value below; and round as specified in Subdivision 3. a. $700 for the per-person limits on contributions and loans to a City Council candidate. b. $1,300 for the per-person limits on contributions and loans to a Citywide candidate. c. The following aggregate limits on non- individual contributions: i. $202,300 to a City Council candidate. ii. $539,400 to a City Attorney and a Controller candidate. iii. $1,213,800 to a Mayoral candidate. d. $25 for the per-person limit on cash contributions. e. $200 for the aggregate limit on anonymous contributions. f. $140 for the limit on expressions of congratulations or condolence by an officeholder committee. g. $93,000 for the aggregate limits on contributions and transfers to and expenditures by a City Council officeholder committee. h. $150,000 for the aggregate limits on contributions and transfers to and expenditures by a Citywide officeholder committee. i. The following limits on the expenditure of personal funds by a participating candidate: i. $31,100 for a City Council candidate. ii. $124,500 for a Citywide candidate. j. The following expenditure limits for a participating candidate in a primary election: i. $480,000 for a City Council candidate. ii. $1,119,000 for a Controller candidate. iii. $1,259,000 for a City Attorney candidate. iv. $2,798,000 for a Mayoral candidate. k. The following expenditure limits for a participating candidate in a general election: i. $400,000 for a City Council candidate. ii. $840,000 for a Controller candidate. iii. $979,000 for a City Attorney candidate. iv. $2,237,000 for a Mayoral candidate. l. The following independent expenditure thresholds that lift the expenditure limits for a participating candidate: i. $77,000 in a City Council race. ii. $155,000 in a Controller and a City Attorney race. iii. $309,000 in a Mayoral race. m. The following maximum matching funds for a participating candidate in a primary election: i. $135,000 for a City Council candidate. ii. $360,000 for a Controller candidate. iii. $405,000 for a City Attorney candidate. iv. $900,000 for a Mayoral candidate. n.