Regulations/Public Hearing 1. Following a public hearing, the Board adopted regulations in the form presented for public comment.

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1 M I N U T E S NEW YORK CITY CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD January 12, :00 a.m. (Public Meeting) Present Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., Chairman James I. Lewis Robert B. McKay Joseph Messina Sonia Sotomayor Also Present Nicole A. Gordon Carole Campolo Kelli Conlin Andrew Levine Carol Ozgen Andrew Schwartz Daniel Sedlis Regulations/Public Hearing 1. Following a public hearing, the Board adopted regulations in the form presented for public comment. Minutes 2. The Board adopted the minutes of the public session meeting of December 19, 1989, unanimously. Report of the Executive Director 3. The Executive Director reported to the Board that transcripts of the public hearings held by the Board on December 13 and 14 are completed and that the staff has summarized the information contained in those transcripts. She advised the Board members that they would be receiving summaries by issue and by witness shortly. 4. Ms. Gordon noted the fact that newspaper articles about candidates' campaign finances in New York City now routinely rely on Campaign Finance Board data. This is one sign of the success of the Program and its acceptance as part of the political landscape in the City. Contracts Before the Board of Estimate 5. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that two contracts presented to the Board of Estimate on December 7, 1989, one for Arthur Castle, statistical consultant, and a supplemental agreement for the Ernst & Young were adopted, 9-2. The Council President abstained. Campaign Financing and Voter Guide Inquiries 6. Ms. Gordon related that the staff continues to get inquiries from other jurisdictions. Of late, a request came from Kentucky about Campaign Financing and another from the State of Washington requesting 150 copies of the Voter Guide which will be distributed to the State legislature.

2 page -2- Minutes January 12, 1990 Release of Diskettes 7. The Executive Director advised the Board that computer diskettes had been released for the Dinkins and Giuliani campaigns. She referred the Board to the press release contained in the Board package. The staff has received many requests for and inquiries about the diskettes. Work Schedule 8. Ms. Gordon referred the Board to the staff work schedule contained in the Board package. She advised that she would not be distributing updated schedules regularly unless the Board so desired. The Board had some questions about entries in the schedule, which were explained. Local Law 8 Amendments 9. The Executive Director discussed the background "preliminary memorandum" contained in the packet, which outlines one of the short-term issues for which a recommendation may be made to the City Council for amending Local Law 8. Ms. Gordon advised that background memoranda like this one will be written and provided to the Board for the Board's study for each long- and short-term issue under consideration for recommendations in February and March and for the 1990 Report. Common Cause/City Council 10. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that in Chairman O'Hare's absence, she will make a presentation to the Board of New York State Common Cause on Saturday, January 13. In addition, she advised the Board that the City Council Committee on Governmental Operations requested that she testify on Tuesday, January 16, at 10:00 a.m. Board members were invited to attend in the event they were available on this short notice. Filing Date 11. Ms. Gordon reminded the Board that January 16 is a filing date. A discussion was had about the next filing date in July, and the Board was informed that the staff would recommend procedures to permit close-out of campaigns in advance of July. Adjournment 12. The Board voted to go into Executive Session to discuss investigation, litigation, and personnel matters, at 9:30 a.m. Carole Camp-5r_o Deputy Executive Director

3 M I N U T E S NEW YORK CITY CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD January 24, :00 a.m. (Public Meeting) Present Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., Chairman James I. Lewis Robert B. McKay Joseph Messina Absent Sonia Sotomayor Nicole A. Gordon Also Present Carole Campolo Kelli Conlin Andrew Levine Carol Ozgen Laurence Laufer Daniel Sedlis Andrew Schwartz Minutes 1. The Board adopted the minutes of the Public Session meeting of January 12, 1990, unanimously. Report of the Chairman 2. Chairman O'Hare informed the Board that a story in the New York Times contained a misstatement by Elizabeth Gotbaum concerning the Board's advisory opinion on the use of surplus funds. Report of the Executive Director 3. In the absence of Nicole Gordon, the report of the Executive Director was made by Carole Campolo, Deputy Executive Director. 4. Ms. Campolo reported that the Executive Director had attended a meeting of New York State Common Cause and provided information on the operation of the Campaign Finance Act and the administration of the Act by the Board. 5. Ms. Gordon testified before the Governmental Operations Committee of the City Council. Although given extremely short notice to prepare for the meeting, Ms. Gordon provided a comprehensive report to the Committee and responded to questions included in a letter to Ms. Gordon from Abe Gerges, Chairman of the Committee. Ms. Campolo noted the excellent outline for Ms. Gordon's appearance prepared by Hyla Wagner. A transcript of Ms. Gordon's testimony was provided to the Board. The Committee on Elections of the State Assembly has requested a copy of Ms. Gordon's testimony.

4 page -2- January 24, 1990 MINUTES Report of the Executive Director (continued) 6. The Board received a letter from New York State Assemblyman Frank Barbaro, which complimented the Voter Guide and inquired about the award of the printing contract to a Canadian Company. The staff will draft a response and provide Mr. Barbaro with all information requested concerning the contract. 7. Kelli Conlin reported that a one half hour videotape of highlights of the Board's recent public hearings being produced and will be broadcast on Channel L on a date and time to be announced. Ms. Conlin also announced that Channel L will be doing a one hour live program on campaign financing on March 7, 1990 at 8:00 p.m. 8. Ms. Gordon has requested that the Board schedule a tentative date for a lengthy Board meeting in July to vote on recommended amendments to the Campaign Finance Act. 9. Preliminary memoranda are being prepared by Board staff on various issues being considered for amendments to the law. The memos will be used to brief the Board on the issues and for preparing recommendations to the City Council. Request for Extension of Time 10. A letter was received from the Giuliani campaign requesting an extension of time to file its January 15, 1990 disclosure report due a computer breakdown. Andy Levine reported the request was moot as the Giuliani filing was actually received on time. Partial Submission 11. A cover letter to a financial filing reporting contributions deposited on January 18, 1990 was received from Steve Presberg of the Dinkins Committee. The letter indicated the filing was an early partial submission of the report to be filed in July. Advisory Opinion 12. The Board received a draft of an Advisory opinion to be issued to Larry Mandelker concerning an anticipated primary. The Board unanimously approved the opinion with some minor changes. Executive Session 13. After voting to do so, at 10:10 a.m. the Board went into Executive Session to discuss matters of litigation and personnel. At about 10:45 a.m. the Board returned to the public session.

5 page -2- January 24, 1990 MINUTES Payment of Funds 14. The Board voted unanimously to approve payment of public funds to Councilman Robert Dryfoos in the amount of $22,602, and candidate Chris Owens in the amount of $2,851. Consumer Price Index 15. The Board was apprised of the recent Consumer Price Index statistics issued by the federal government and how they change contribution and expenditure limits of the Campaign Finance Act. Adjournment 16. The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 10:53 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Andrew Schwartz Chief Litigation Counsel

6 M I N U T E S NEW YORK CITY CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD February 21, :00 A.M. (Public Meeting) Present Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., Chairman James I. Lewis Joseph Messina Sonia Sotomayor Absent Robert B. McKay Also Present Nicole A. Gordon Carole Campolo Kelli Conlin Laurence Laufer Andrew Levine Carol Ozgen Andrew Schwartz Daniel Sedlis Dr. Herbert Alexander Minutes 1. The Board adopted the minutes of the public session of the January 24, 1990 meeting unanimously. Report of the Chairman 2. Father O'Hare discussed a meeting he had with Deputy Mayor Lynch. The meeting centered primarily on issues relating to the Voter Assistance Commission, but Father O'Hare and the Deputy Mayor also discussed issues relating to the Campaign Finance Law. Father O'Hare reported that Mr. Lynch advised that the Dinkins campaign was very unprepared for this law. He also advised that Deputy Mayor Lynch would like to have a separate meeting to discuss Campaign Finance issues. Report of the Executive Director 3. Ms. Gordon reported to the Board that Doctor Herbert Alexander has been asked to serve on a Federal panel reviewing campaign finance reform issues. 4. Ms. Gordon reported that several inquiries from the City of Los Angeles have been received by CFB staff. That municipality would like to institute a system of campaign finance reform. However, Professor Alexander reported (at the end of the meeting) that it was possible reform initiatives would be voted down, since legislators' salary increases and ethics in government initiatives were included in the campaign finance reform bill. 5. Ms. Gordon reported to the Board that officials from the New York State Budget Office visited CFB offices yesterday to discuss the City Campaign Finance Program, administration costs and procedures, and fund methodology.

7 page -2- MINUTES February 21, 1990 Report of the Executive Director (continued) 6. Ms. Gordon reported that some months ago Evan Davis, Counsel to Governor Cuomo, had advised that the Governor might be interested in hearing from the Board at around this time, about the New York City experience with the Campaign Finance Program. Ms. Gordon will be in contact with the Governor's office to find out whether it would be helpful for Chairman O'Hare to go to Albany to discuss the Campaign Finance Program. 7. The Executive Director reported that Board staff have been asked to speak to several groups, including the City Club, the League of Women Voters, the Brooklyn Women's Political Caucus, and a group formed by Gail Schaffer, Secretary of State of New York State and Sally Goodgold. These speaking. engagements will take place during the next month and in May. 8. Ms. Gordon advised that on the Robert Lipsig program on Channel 13, former Mayor Edward I. Koch stated that the enactment of campaign finance reform in New York City was a major accomplishment of his administration. 9. The Board has a contract before the Board of Estimate next week to supplement its agreement with a temporary auditing and accounting agency. 10. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that Council member Gerges, Chairman of the Government Operations Committee of the City Council, requested a meeting with her on the progress the Board is making on its recommendations for changes in the law. That meeting is scheduled for Friday, February Ms. Gordon advised the Board members that they may be required to file financial disclosure forms with the City Clerk's office. The staff is investigating this issue and will report back to the Board. 12. Three new people are expected to join the staff soon: two in the Communications Department and an Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. Voter Guide Issue 13. The staff is currently investigating whether the CFB is mandated to produce a Voter Guide for the special elections projected for this Spring for Councilmember Molinari's seat, should she vacate it as a result of winning a Congressional seat on March 20. The staff will report back to the Board. 14. Ms. Gordon spoke briefly about new reports that will be generated by CFIS which will contain simple and straightforward data about the 1989 election. These reports should be available within the next few weeks.

8 page -3- MINUTES February 21, 1990 Voter Guide Issue (continued) 15. Ms. Gordon requested an additional Board meeting on March 27 in anticipation of discussing final recommendations for changes in the Campaign Finance law dealing with the upcoming Council elections. 16. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that the staff is currently discussing the 1990 report and how it will be structured. The staff will report back to the Board with recommendations over the next few weeks. Channel L 17. Ms. Gordon reported on the status of the Channel L television program on March 7, Guests appearing on the show will include the heads of the Federal Election Commission and the New Jersey Election Enforcement Commission as well as some New York City Council members. Consumer Price Index 18. The Executive Director advised the Board that New York Bureau of Labor Statistics quoted the new Consumer Price Index ("CPI") to Board staff in error last month. Ms. Gordon distributed to the Board new documents illustrating what the new limits would be under the amended CPI. The Board reviewed the documents and voted to publish the new limits according to the CPI, unanimously. Legislative Proposals 19. Ms. Gordon reviewed the legislative proposals that the staff had been working on. The issues that were discussed were numbers 7, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20-24, 27, and 30. The Board gave the staff its initial sense on these issues as follows: 1. Changing the City Council limit to $2,000 for the primary and general elections combined. 2. Including fund raising expenditures within an overall expenditure limit. 3. Establishing two expenditure limit time periods covering the entire election cycle: a primary limit up to the date of the primary; and a general election limit from the day after the primary until the general election. Candidates would be subject to the primary limit, regardless whether they are actually in a primary contest. 4. Changing the City Council expenditure limits to $100,000 for the primary and $100,000 for the general election. 5. Matching contributions to meet the threshold be matched with public funds once the threshold is met.

9 page -4- MINUTES February 21, 1990 Legislative Proposals (continued) 6. Reducing the threshold for City Council candidates from $7,500 to $5, Eliminating the "deduction rule", so that the value of goods and services given to a contributor need not be deducted from the amount of a matchable contribution claim. The deduction rule would be replaced with appropriate restrictions on the type of contributions that qualify as matchable contributions. These restrictions would be modelled on federal regulations. 8. Eliminating the "household rule". Thus, contributions from a husband, wife, and their unemancipated children would be treated separately for purposes of determining the matchable amount of each contribution. 9. A moratorium on the requirement that City Council candidates raise contributions from at least 50 contributors resident in their district. This moratorium would apply for the 1991 Council elections only. 10. Permitting candidates to defer filing a disclosure report if they had minimal receipts within a given filing period. The amount of minimal receipts was not specified. 11. Not requiring itemization of contributions below a specified amount need not be itemized on disclosure reports. The amount has not yet been specified. 12. Eliminating the "carry-over rule". As part of this change the amount of a matchable contribution would be restated as $1,000 for the primary and general elections combined rather than $500 per election. 13. Allowing a candidate may contribute from his or her personal funds 10 (ten) times the contribution limit to his or her own campaign when the candidate's opponent raises or spends half the expenditure limit and chooses not to participate in the Campaign Finance Program. The staff will informally present these as tentative ideas to Council staff to get reactions. Executive Session 20. The Board voted to go into Executive Session to discuss matters of litigation and investigation, at 10:55 a.m. Public Session 21. The Board returned to the public session at 11:07 a.m.

10 page -5- MINUTES February 21, 1990 Payments to Candidates 22. The Board adopted a schedule for payments to the candidates unanimously. In addition, the Board decided to withhold funds from one candidate. Adjournment 23. The Chairman adjourned the public session of the meeting at 11:15 a.m. Carole Campolo Deputy Executive Director

11 M I N U T E S NEW YORK CITY CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD March 7, :00 a.m. (Public Meeting) Present Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., Chairman James I. Lewis Robert B. McKay Joseph Messina Sonia Sotomayor Also Present Nicole A. Gordon Carole Campolo Kelli Conlin Laurence Laufer Andrew Levine Carol Ozgen Andrew Schwartz Daniel Sedlis Minutes 1. The minutes of the February 21, 1990 public session meeting were approved by the Board. Report of the Executive Director 2. Ms. Gordon advised the Board members that the supplemental agreement for Accountants and Auditors, the temporary accounting firm, was passed by the Board of Estimate on February 22, Ms. Gordon discussed with the Board her appearance before the City Club. She told the Board that the city Club members were very enthusiastic about the Program and that they were particularly aware of some of the administrative problems that the Board faced when producing the Voter Guide. 4. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that Chairman O'Hare's letter to Newsday, in response to an article written by George Spitz, was printed in that paper's edition of January 23, Ms. Gordon alerted the Board that she had spoken to Harold Ickes, and had requested to talk to him about some campaign and press issues when he is next in the neighborhood. 6. The Board was advised by Ms. Gordon that Chairman O'Hare and she were going to meet with Deputy Mayor Lynch on March 16, to discuss administrative issues. 7. Ms. Gordon spoke about an article that Frank Lynn had written in the New York Times about campaign fund-raising by the Governor and other State-wide officials. The article contrasted the State laws governing campaign financing with the much more stringent rules in effect in New York City under the Campaign Finance Program for the past mayoral election.

12 page - 2- MINUTES March 7, 1990 Report of the Executive Director (continued) 8. Ms. Gordon reported to the Board that the meeting held with Councilman Abraham Gerges and Gary Altman was very successful. She advised that Councilman Gerges asked about some issues that the Board had not addressed, such as issues concerning opting-in dates and the Voter Guide. 9. The Board staff have received very positive response from those who have been working with the Board's computer diskettes. More have been requested and will be provided as they are ready. 10. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that the City Board of Elections is taking action to require disclosure forms relevant to the Board of Education elections. 11. Ms. Gordon alerted the Board that there was a mistake in the computer program during the last payment period which caused one error in the payment due to Guy Molinari as reported to the Board. The $1, 000 error was discovered before payment was made to the Molinari campaign. 12. Ms. Gordon reported to the Board that she had been advised that the State Board of Elections was amenable to discussing the question whether City candidates may use the CFB forms for filing with the Board of Elections. Editorial Board Meetings 13. The Executive Director reviewed with the Board the schedule for the upcoming Editorial Board meetings. Meetings will take place with The Daily News, Newsday, and The New York Times. Election Data 14. Daniel Sedlis distributed to the Board the factual data reports which contain basic data from the 1989 elections. Special Election 15. Ms. Gordon reviewed briefly some issues concerning a possible special election that may be held should Councilmember Susan Molinari win a congressional seat on March 20. The issues discussed concerned whether public funds would be distributed to candidates for the special council seat election and whether or not a Voter Guide would be produced. Financial Disclosure Forms 16. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that after studying the City regulations, it became apparent that the Board members would have to file financial disclosure forms with the City Clerk's office this spring. Forms for this purpose will be distributed to the Board members.

13 page - 3- MINUTES March 7, 1990 Channel L 17. Ms. Gordon reminded the Board members that the TV show on Channel L was to take place tonight at 8:00 p.m. Chairman O'Hare will moderate a panel which will include Council members Abraham Gerges, Virginia Fields, and Ronnie Eldridge and officials from New Jersey Election Enforcement and the Federal Election Commission. Legislative Changes and Proposals 18. Larry Laufer reviewed legislative proposals and staff recommendations on some remaining short-term issues. 19. Ms. Gordon discussed the proposed package that will be sent to the Council with recommended legislative changes, if approved by the Board. She advised the Board members that they would receive a proposed package around March 20, including a cover document and draft bill. The goal is for the Board to be in a position to approve formal recommended changes at the March 27 meeting. In the interim, the staff will continue to get informal reactions to possible changes from Council staff, campaign staff, good government groups, and others. Executive Session 20. The Board voted to go into Executive Session to discuss matters of litigation and investigation at 11:00 a.m. itted, `role Campol o Deputy Executive Director

14 M I N U T E S NEW YORK CITY CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD March 27, :30 a.m. (Public Meeting) Present Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., Chairman James I. Lewis Robert B. McKay Joseph Messina Absent Sonia Sotomayor Also Present Nicole A. Gordon Carole Campolo Kelli Conlin Laurence Laufer Andrew Levine Carol Ozgen Andrew Schwartz Daniel Sedlis Minutes 1. The minutes of the March 7, 1990 public session meeting were approved by the Board. Report of the Chairman 2. Chairman O'Hare reported on the meeting that he, Nicole A. Gordon, Carole Campolo, and Andrew Schwartz had with Deputy Mayor Bill Lynch on March 16. He reported that the special elections, administrative matters, and redistricting issues were discussed. Report of the Executive Director 3. The Executive Director reported on the very successful Campaign Finance Program broadcast on Channel L on March 7. Among the guests appearing on the television show, moderated by Chairman O'Hare, were Councilmember Abraham Gerges, Chairman of the Governmental Operations Committee, Councilmembers Ronnie Eldridge and C. Virginia Fields, John Surina, Executive Director of the Federal Election Commission and Frederick Hermann, Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Enforcement Commission, as well as Nicole A. Gordon, Executive Director. In addition, Ms. Gordon reported on her appearance with Carole Campolo on Channel C, which was hosted by Jim Smith from Journal Graphics, and Gary Tilser from the City Club. The Campaign Finance Program and the Voter Guide were the topics of discussion.

15 page -2- MINUTES Report of the Executive Director 4. A meeting was held by the Brooklyn Women's Political Caucus on March 24. Ms. Gordon appeared on a panel discussing the technical aspects of conducting a campaign for office in New York City. Carole Campolo, Kelli Conlin, and Lori Duggan were also in attendance. Ms. Campolo participated in a simultaneous panel on conducting campaigns for municipal office. Ms. Gordon reported on two other occasions in which she has recently appeared, once at a Committee of the League of Women Voters, and once before the New York State Municipal Ethics Commission. 5. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that the Goodman Amendment, which prohibits vendors who do business with the City from contributing to Board of Estimate members 6 months before and 6 months after they have a contract before the Board, is being repealed with the disbanding of the Board of Estimate. 6. Ms. Gordon reported to the Board on her appearance before the Borough Presidents and their representatives on budget matters. Budget Hearing 7. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that a City Council budget hearing scheduled for the last week of March has been postponed until about April 2. If and when the hearing takes place, Board members' attendance would be most welcome. COGEL 8. Ms. Gordon advised that the Council on Government Ethics Laws ("COGEL") has invited representatives of the Board to appear at the COGEL conference to be held in Alaska in September, 1990, to make a report to COGEL on New York City's first experience with campaign financing. This will occur immediately after publication of the 1990 Report. April 18 Board Meeting 9. Ms. Gordon reported that Ms. Sotomayor had requested that the Board meeting on April 18 be rescheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The Board members agreed. Political Club Appearances 10. Ms. Gordon requested that the Board approve in principle Board staff appearances before political clubs, such as Democratic and Republican clubs. While no formal request has been made for such an appearance, Ms. Gordon advised that the only concern is to ensure that there is an evenhanded approach to appearing before clubs from different parties. The matter was put over for the next Board meeting. Kelli Conlin will look into the logistics of making staff available for these types of appearances.

16 page -3- MINUTES City Council Hearings 11. Ms. Gordon alerted the Board that the City Council would be holding public hearings on the Board recommendations on the law, perhaps as early as mid-april Report Recommendations 12. The Board set aside Wednesday, July 11 at 9:00 a.m. for a long meeting to discuss issues concerning the 1990 Report and recommendations. Redistricting Issue 13. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that the staff has been trying to keep up to date on issues regarding the Redistricting Commission. She informed the Board that former Campaign Finance Board member, Frank Macchiarola, has been named by Speaker Peter Vallone to the Commission. Disclosure Reports 14. Ms. Gordon advised the Board members that the public disclosure reports for the City Council offices containing information on the 1989 races would be finalized by the staff this week and distributed to the public shortly thereafter. Amendment to Local Law Ms. Gordon reported to the Board that the staff sent to the Corporation Counsel's office a summary of recommendations on the law under consideration by the Board. The Corporation Counsel's office reported that it in turn sent that package to the Mayor's Office. New York State Campaign Financing 16. The State is considering draft campaign financing legislation. Should the state enact contribution limits for all purposes that correspond to the New York City law, that would be a great incentive for candidates to participate in the N.Y.C. Campaign Finance Program. The Board agreed to support such a recommendation. The staff will write to the State Assembly Elections Committee informing the Committee of the Board's views on this issue. CFB Operations 17. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that the staff was conducting a complete review of the operations of the agency and had begun with the operations associated with filing procedures. Voter Guide 18. Ms. Gordon reported that the staff had reviewed the City Charter and believes the Board is not required to produce a Guide for the Special Election, but is required to produce a Primary and General Election Voter Guide for Staten Island in The Board requested that the staff request an opinion from the Corporation Counsel's office on this issue.

17 page -4- MINUTES Advisory Opinion 19. The Board adopted Advisory Opinion No and requested that the staff include a cover letter noting potential changes in the law based upon the Board's recommended amendments. Special Election 20. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that the Mayor had not yet set a date for the Special election. However, the staff sent to the mayor's Office possible language to include in any press release for the Special Election about the availability of public matching funds for the candidates. Staff Recommendations 21. The Board reviewed specific recommendations made by the staff, consistent with the Board's previous directions, on changes to be made in the law. There was a great deal of discussion, particularly on the proposed changes in the City Council contribution limit of $2,000. The staff recommended, among other things, a change from $2,000 per election to $2,000 per campaign for Council contribution limits in light of the fact that the new Council districts will be smaller than the current districts, and the conflict with state contribution limits will be substantial. The question was considered and revisited by the Board after consideration of all the amendments proposed. Initially, after much discussion, the Board accepted the staff recommendation, with Mr. Messina dissenting. After the Board discussed the remaining recommendations, however, Chairman O'Hare asked the Board members whether they wanted to re-visit the Council contribution limits in view of the divergence of opinion. The Board members did. Mr. Messina proposed a contribution limit of $3,000 per campaign rather than the $2,000 per campaign recommended by the staff. The Board voted to accept that recommendation by a 3-1 vote with Chairman O'Hare voting in the negative. In addition, the Board voted to adopt a set of proposed amendments including various changes specified in the course of the earlier discussion. Dean McKay requested that Peter Zimroth and Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr. be sent copies of the proposed legislation, as Mr. Zimroth had worked on the original legislation and Mr. Schwarz had earlier considered similar legislation. Executive Session 22. The Board voted to go into the Executive Session at 1:00 p.m. to discuss issues of litigation and investigation. tfully suj.fitted, Carole C ma polo Deputy Executive Director

18 M I N U T E S NEW YORK CITY CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD April 4, :00 a.m. (Public Meeting) Present Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., Chairman Robert B. McKay Joseph Messina Absent Sonia Sotomayor James I. Lewis Also Present Nicole A. Gordon Carole Campolo Kelli Conlin Laurence Laufer Andrew Levine Carol Ozgen Andrew Schwartz Daniel Sedlis REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN 1. Chairman O'Hare reported on a meeting he attended in his capacity as member and temporary Chairman of the Voter Assistance Commission. Chairman O'Hare announced that the Board of the Voter Assistance Commission elected Charles Hughes, formerly appointed by Mayor Koch to serve on the Voter Assistance Commission, to be Chairman, to replace Chairman O'Hare. In addition, Chairman O'Hare said that the Voter Assistance Commission voted to elect a Vice-Chair to represent the City Council appointments. That position will be filled at a later date. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that with respect to Dean McKay's appointment, the Public Officer's Law provides that Dean McKay remains on as a voting member of the Board, until he is reappointed or another appointment is made. 3. The Board staff will handle record-keeping issues for the Special Election administratively rather than recommend that the Board attempt to distribute Board regulations at this time. 4. Ms. Gordon reported to the Board that editorial board meetings were held last month at the New York Times, Newsday, and The Daily News.

19 page -2- MINUTES April 4, 1990 Issues Papers 5. Ms. Gordon informed the Board that with regard to the shortterm issue papers, some numbers may appear to be missing. This is because some issues were duplicated and other shortterm issues were changed to long-term issues. The Board will begin receiving the long-term issue papers shortly. Legislative Proposals 6. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that it is probable that the New York City Council would have public hearings regarding the recommended changes in Local Law 8. The usual procedure is for the Mayor to introduce legislation on behalf of Mayoral Agencies. The current administration has not advised us on what its position is with regard to these recommendations, nor has the Dinkins campaign given the Board its reactions to the experience of 1989 elections under the current law. We do not know whether the Mayor will introduce the legislation. Financial Disclosure Forms 7. At a previous meeting Ms. Gordon had advised the Board Members that they are required to file financial disclosure forms with the Conflicts of Interest Board. Ms. Gordon distributed forms to the Board. Educating Candidates 8. Ms. Gordon described the education process the staff is undertaking to advise candidates and the public about the special election in May. She advised the Board that the staff would be going to Staten Island Community Board Meetings as well as holding seminars in the offices of the Board. Special Elections 9. Ms. Gordon notified the Board that the Mayor's office issued a press release on the Special Election. Language submitted by the Board staff was included describing the availability of public financing. The Staten Island Advance published an article about the election and included references to the law. Public Appearance Requests 10. The Executive Director advised the Board that she felt the staff should be permitted to appear before any group that requests a speaker, including partisan groups, unless it appears that the Guide workload is too great on the staff or it results in an uneven distribution of resources. In addition, she asked the Board for permission to send out packets of information on the law to the county leaders of all parties in Staten Island. The Board agreed.

20 page -3- MINUTES April 4, 1990 Computerized City Council Reports 11. Ms. Gordon reported that it was possible that computerized reports on the City Council contributions could be released to the public and press today. In addition, expenditure reports possibly would be released shortly. Problems with the CFB Move 12. The Executive Director described to the Board the problems the staff has had with the Department of General Services and the projected move to 156 Williams Street. In addition, she described a problem the staff would be having with the current space when a senior citizen community group begins to use the abandoned cafeteria next door. Budget 13. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that the Council Budget hearings had not taken place, and it appears that we would not be asked to appear before the Council at this time. 14. At this point the Board took a five minute break in order for Ms. Gordon to discuss some issues for the Board review, with the staff. Voter Guide 15. At the March 27 meeting, the Board requested that we ask the Corporation Counsel's office for a ruling on whether or not the CFB had to produce a Voter Guide for this election. The Corporation Counsel's office informal view is that the Board should publish Voter Guides for all the elections this fall. Time, however, does not permit the production of a Voter Guide this May for the Special Election, in the view of the staff. The Board agreed that the staff should not attempt to produce a Guide in May but should attempt to produce Guides for the Primary and General Elections. The Board advised that the staff should make a recommendation to the Board in September whether the law should be changed on the production of Guides during off election years for special elections. Executive Session 16. The Board went into Executive Session at 10:15 a.m. to discuss matters of personnel, investigation, and litigation. Carole Deputy Campolo Executive Director

21 M I N U T E S NEW YORK CITY CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD April 18, :00 a.m. (Public Meeting) Present Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., Chairman Robert B. McKay Joseph Messina Sonia Sotomayor James I. Lewis Also Present Nicole A. Gordon Carole Campolo Kelli Conlin Laurence Laufer Andrew Levine Carol Ozgen Andrew Schwartz Daniel Sedlis Minutes 1. The minutes from the meeting of March 27, 1990 were adopted with modifications. Report Of The Chairman 2. Chairman O'Hare reported on the meeting he and Nicole Gordon had with Deputy Mayor Bill Lynch and Harold Ickes. The subject of the meeting was the Dinkins Campaign's experience with the law. In addition, the recommendations the Board made to the City Council were discussed very briefly. Chairman O'Hare noted that both Deputy Mayor Bill Lynch and Mr. Ickes advised the Chairman and Ms. Gordon that it was very important for the Board to hire staff to provide technical assistance to the candidates. Ms. Gordon noted that this. has implications for the Board's budget requests for staff. Status of Legislative Changes 3. Ms. Gordon reported to the Board that the information she has received suggests that the City Council is likely to introduce the Campaign Finance legislation as is on April 24th. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that she had immediately called Victor Kovner and Bill Lynch to give them this information. Report of the Executive Director Budget 4. Ms. Gordon advised the Board about the budget request made to OMB, which proposed an increase of 7 staff members during the 1991 fiscal year. She advised the Board that the discussion with Bill Lynch made her hopeful that the Board's request should be taken seriously.

22 page -2- MINUTES April 18, 1990 Board of Estimate 5. The Voter Guide contract will be going to the Board of Estimate on June 7. Special Election 6. Seven (7) candidates have filed petitions to be on the ballot for the special election for district 1 in Staten Island. The staff conducted a seminar at the College of Staten Island, and it was met with enthusiasm by the four campaigns that attended. Another seminar was held at the Board's offices. 7. In addition, a video, with Ms. Gordon and Ms. Campolo publicizing the special election, was made for Staten Island Public Access TV. NYC Bar Association 8. There was a meeting last night of joint committees at the City Bar Association which are studying the Campaign Finance Act. The joint committees may be producing a report on the law. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that one issue raised by a member of one of the committees was that the $150,000 expenditure limit for Council races recently proposed by the Board might cause hardship on participating candidates when they are opposed by non-participating candidates because nonparticipating candidates, would have to reach $75,000 before 2 for 1 matching would begin. CFB Move 9. Ms. Gordon reported to the Board on the meeting that took place with Commissioner Knuckles of the Department of General Services regarding the lost space at 156 William and the problems we are anticipating with the CFB's current space when the community group takes up residence in the adjoining cafeteria. It appears that the arrangements made by DGS will result in Building Code violations and possible health and safety hazards. New Appointments 10. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that the redistricting commission has been appointed. The Conflicts Board has also been appointed and that the outgoing President of the City Bar Association, Sheldon Oliensis, has been named as the chairman. Conflicts of Interest Board 11. It appears that recent issues under consideration by the Conflicts of Interest Board may have prompted requests for information from the Conflicts of Interest Board to the Campaign Finance Board.

23 page -3- MINUTES April 18, 1990 Publications 12. Professor Herbert Alexander is writing a book about campaign financing around the country. He sent us the section on New York City to review. Regulatory Agenda 13. The Board must publish a regulatory agenda by May 1. However, it is not possible for us to predict what changes in the law will occur, so a general statement about the subject matter of possible regulations will have to be published. Public Appearances 14. The staff has been appearing before several organizations. Lori Duggan and Mara Neville spoke before the Bronx Voter Participation Project. In addition, Ms. Gordon is to speak before the Manhattan Women's Political Caucus on Saturday, and on May 10 at an ad hoc group called Ballot Access, put together by Gail Schaeffer, Sally Goodgold, Jane Kalmus, and others. Financial Disclosure Forms 15. Ms. Gordon reminded the Board members that they are required to file Financial Disclosure forms no later than May 1 with the Conflicts of Interest Board. However, if they get their forms to the Board staff by April 26, the staff can file the disclosure forms for the Board members. Legislative Changes 16. The Board decided that, should questions about the legislative changes arise, Chairman O'Hare and the Executive Director would handle the issues and, if necessary, attempt to poll the Board by telephone. This decision was made in lieu of setting up a meeting before the next scheduled meeting for May 16th. Corporate Challenge 17. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that names were being taken for anyone who wanted to participate in the Corporate Challenge, a 3 1/2 mile race on June 7th. Mr. Messina requested that the minutes show that Ms. Gordon pointedly asked Jim Lewis to join. Ms. Gordon responded that Mr. Lewis was the only one on the Board who participated in or even attended the historic softball game last summer, and therefore was the only Board member with a record for participation in athletic events Report 18. Ms. Gordon discussed the 1990 Report outline and requested that the Board review the outline and give any comments. The sense of the Board was that a wide distribution of the

24 page -4- MINUTES April 18, Report ( continued) Executive Summary should be anticipated. It was also decided that the length of the report should be determined after the Board has had an opportunity to see sample chapters. Executive Session 19. The Board voted to go into Executive Session at 11:15 a.m. to discussion issues of personnel, litigation, and investigation. Carole Campolo Deputy Executive Director

25 M I N U T E S NEW YORK CITY CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD May 16, :00 a.m. (Public Meeting) Present Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., Chairman James I Lewis Sonia Sotomayor Absent Robert B. McKay Joseph Messina Also Present Nicole A. Gordon Carole Campolo Kelli Conlin Laurence Laufer Andrew Levine Renard McDowell Mara Neville Andrew Schwartz Daniel Sedlis Minutes 1. The Board adopted the minutes of the Public Session of the April 4 and April 18, 1990 meetings. Report of the Executive Director 2. Ms. Gordon discussed briefly the letters from Chairman O'Hare to the Mayor and City Council Speaker on the Mayor's reactions to the Board's March 27 Proposals and the request for a delay in the introduction of the legislation by the Council. Chairman O'Hare requested that the staff prepare a letter to the Corporation Counsel, Victor Kovner, asking whether the Mayor's reactions would be provided to the Board in writing. The staff will prepare a memorandum for the Board outlining all recommendations including those of the Mayor, on the basis of which the Board may make further proposals to the City Council. Database Issues 3. Ms. Gordon introduced Salvatore Salamone, Director, Office of Computer Plans and Controls, Mayor's Office of Operations, to the Board. Ms. Gordon explained to the Board that Mr. Salamone was an advisor to the Board staff on the design and implementation of the Campaign Finance Information System ("CFIS") and thanked him for his invaluable help. Ms. Gordon discussed briefly some of the issues with regard to the current database, redesigning the computer system, and creating software for the candidates. Mr. Salamone complimented the CFB staff on the excellent job that was done in completing CFIS in such a short time-frame.

26 page -2- MINUTES - Public Meeting May 16, 1990 Public Appearances 4. Ms. Gordon advised the Board that Board staff have continued to speak before several groups. In the beginning of this month, Ms. Gordon spoke before the Manhattan Women's Political Caucus, and at a panel on "Access to the Ballot" co-sponsored by the New York State Secretary of State, Gail Schaffer, the New York City Voter Assistance Commission, and the City Club of New York. The. latter panel will be televised on cable TV. Special Election 5. The Executive Director discussed the Staten Island Special Election with the Board and advised that two of the seven candidates participated in the Program. One, Molinari, received matching funds. Procedures must be established to make payments for the Primary and General Election. Recommended Changes in the Law 6. There will be a Council Hearing on June 18 on the bill which was introduced on May 8. That bill reflects verbatim the Board's March 27 Proposals. Ms. Gordon cited the recent New York Times editorial which complimented the work of the Board and urged the Mayor and the City Council to adopt the Board's recommended changes in the law. Ms. Sotomayor recommended that the editorial be made available to the City Council. The staff will arrange this. Goodman Amendment 7. Ms. Gordon briefly discussed the Goodman Amendment, which originally restricted campaign contributions to Board of Estimate members by parties who were scheduled to have or had had business before the Board of Estimate within a certain time period. Since the Board of Estimate will cease to exist on September 1, there is some movement to amend State law to include contributions to City Council members. Since jurisdictional lines on issues such as these may overlap between the Campaign Finance Board and the Conflicts of Interest Board, Ms. Gordon inquired whether the Board wished to invite the Conflicts of Interest Board to reach a joint recommendation on this matter. The Board members advised that they did not want to take any position on the Goodman Amendment at this time. CFB Newsletter 8. Ms. Gordon distributed to the Board a copy of the first CFB newsletter that is being mailed out. Video Transcripts 9. Ms. Gordon informed the Board that transcripts of the proposed video of the Board's December hearings would be distributed to them next week. It is hoped that the video will be completed in time to be broadcast at the same time as Council hearings on the Board's recommendations.

27 page -3- MINUTES - Public Meeting May 16, 1990 Voter Guide 10. Ms. Gordon reminded the Board that the Voter Guide being prepared would not include ballot proposals this fall. Only candidates in the race for the City Council District 1 will be included. Budget 11 The Executive Director discussed the budget request presented to the Office of Management and Budget and the Mayor. Of the seven new staff requested, the CFB has received approval for five. These approvals are contingent upon review and approval by the City Council. There will be Council hearings on June 11 at 2:30 p.m. on the budget Report 12. Ms. Gordon requested that the Board review the draft chapter on contributions for the 1990 Report, and if they had comments, to let the staff know as soon as possible. In the meantime, the staff will proceed on the basis that the contributions chapter reflects the Board's view on format and degree of detail for the 1990 Report. 13. Ms. Gordon discussed with the Board the long term issues list for the 1990 Report. She requested that the Board members call her or Laurence Laufer if they wanted any issues added or, particularly, deleted from consideration. Space 14. The Executive Director explained that the staff is coping with a difficult space situation because of errors on the part of the Department of General Services. The staff will not be moving this calendar year, and will not be able to move during an election year, so it will probably be 1992 before the staff can move to new offices. Fund Disbursements 15. Andrew Levine reviewed with the Board payments to be made to David Eichenthal and Chris Owens from the 1989 Elections. The Board approved the recommendations as presented by the staff. Public Hearing 16. The next Board meeting on June 8 will also be a public hearing on dates for submission of information on the Staten Island Voter Guide. In addition, Ms. Gordon requested that the Board set up an additional meeting for the following week to discuss issues concerning the recommended changes in the law. Two tentative dates were selected. June 19 or June 25 will be finalized after discussions with the remaining Board members. Solicitation Card 17. Ms. Gordon reported that a letter has been received from Harold Ickes regarding a solicitation card. The format as presented by Mr. Ickes is regarded as unacceptable to the staff because it implies that there is a single $9,000 contribution limit for city-wide office. The Board agreed that Mr. Ickes should be so informed.

28 page -4- MINUTES - Public Meeting May 16, 1990 Printing Contract 18. The selection committee is nearing a decision on a printing contractor for the 1990 Voter Guide and the 1990 Report. Summary Data 19. The staff is putting together summary data about the Program. The data may be ready in time to released before the City Council hearing in June. Softball 20. Today's softball game against the City Council has been rained out and will be re-scheduled. The next scheduled softball game is on Wednesday, May 23 against the Comptroller's Office. Executive Session 21. The Board voted to go into Executive Session to discuss matters of litigation and investigation. arole Campolo Deputy Executive Director