Conclusion of Audit or Proceeding; Termination of Professional Expense Committee
San Diego Municipal Code § 27.2969
in effect§27.2969 Conclusion of Audit or Proceeding; Termination of Professional Expense Committee
(a) At the conclusion of an audit or legal proceeding identified in a professional expense committee’s Statement of Organization, and after the payment of all professional fees and costs incurred in connection with that audit or proceeding, the City Official or candidate may use any remaining contributions collected for that audit or proceeding to pay outstanding professional fees and costs incurred in connection with any other audit or proceeding identified in the professional expense committee’s Statement of Organization, so long as such contributions, when aggregated with all other contributions from the same contributor for the same audit or proceeding, do not exceed the contribution limits set forth in section 27.2965(c).
(b) Within six months after the conclusion of all audits and proceedings for which the professional expense committee was established, the City Official or candidate shall refund any remaining funds to contributors on a “last in, first out” or “first in, first out” accounting basis, close the professional expense checking account, and terminate the professional expense committee pursuant to title 2, section 18404(b) and (c) of the California Code of Regulations. The Ethics Commission’s Executive Director may for good cause extend the termination date. An application to extend the termination date shall be in writing and shall include copies of all supporting documents including copies of any relevant billing statements. The Executive Director shall report to the Ethics Commission at its next regularly scheduled meeting, or as soon thereafter as practicable, any extensions granted pursuant to this section.
(Amended 9-12-2000 by O-18846 N.S.)
(Repealed and added 9-7-2004 by O-19317 N.S.; effective 1-5-2005.)
(Amended 12-5-2005 by O-19448 N.S; effective 1-11-2006.)
(Retitled and amended 10-27-2008 by O-19795; effective 1-1-2009.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art07Division29.pdf#page=39Fetched: 10/28/2026