C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a City candidate's contribution of his or her personal funds or community property funds to his or her own campaign committee, but shall apply to contributions from the separate property of a City candidate's spouse. Sec. 1-2-405. Adjustment of campaign contribution limits and candidates loans. The campaign contribution limitations set forth in section 1-2-404A shall be adjusted at the beginning of each mayoral election cycle as follows: A. The base for computing the adjustment shall be the consumer price index (all items) for the Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside area, published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics ("index"), which is published for the month of November, 1994 ("beginning index"). If the index published for November immediately prior to each mayoral election cycle ("adjustment index") is greater or less than the beginning index, the maximum campaign contribution or candidate loan limitation for any election occurring subsequent thereto shall be set by multiplying the maximum campaign contribution or candidate loan limitation set forth in this chapter by a fraction, the numerator of which is the adjustment index and the denominator of which is the beginning index and rounding the resultant figure to the nearest $10. B. If the index is changed so that the base year differs from that used in the beginning index, the index shall be converted in accordance with the conversion factor published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or revised, such other government index or computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain substantially the same results as would be obtained if the index had not been discontinued or revised. Sec. 1-2-406. Definitions. Unless the particular provisions or context otherwise requires, the definitions and provision contained in this Section shall govern the construction, meaning, and application of words and phrases used in this chapter: (a) City candidate shall mean any person who is a candidate for the office of mayor or member of the city council of the city. (b) Election cycle shall mean as follows: (1) For purposes of a candidate for the office of mayor of the city, the term "election cycle" shall mean any two-year period commencing on January 1 following a city election for the office of mayor, and concluding on December 31 following the next succeeding city election for the office of mayor. (2) For purposes of a candidate for the office of member of the city council of the city, the term "election cycle" shall mean any four-year period commencing on January 1 following a city election for the office of a councilmember and concluding on December 31 following the next succeeding city election for that office.
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