9.40.100 - Persons responsible.

In a campaign for political office, the candidate for such office, or the president or chief officer of a non-candidate controlled campaign committee, shall be deemed the person responsible for the posting of political campaign signs, unless he/she first notifies the city clerk of another person who is responsible. In such case, the candidate, president or chief officer shall provide the name, address, telephone number and signed consent of such other responsible person. In a campaign regarding a ballot measure, the president or chief officer of the committee supporting or opposing such ballot measure shall be deemed responsible, unless he/she first notifies the city clerk of some other person responsible, in the manner described herein. The candidate, committee president or chief officer, or other responsible person if so designated, shall be liable to pay any fees or costs for the removal, storage, destruction and/or disposal of illegal signs and any fines imposed as set forth in this chapter. Further, such candidate, committee president or chief officer, or other responsible person may be subject to criminal prosecution for violation of Section 9.40.030 or 9.40.040.

(Ord. 416 § 1(part), 1988).

(Ord. No. 646, § 4, 10-2-2012)