The ordinance was put on the books in 1992 at the behest of Mayor David Fleming, who claimed that making donors more visible to the public would lessen the chance of corruption. It was Fleming's third attempt at getting the law passed, and the mayor was obviously frustrated Tuesday as he witnessed its abolition. Augustine argued that the law intimidated participation in the political process among people who would rather not be known for giving money to a particular candidate.
Nobody really checks on it.
In other council happenings, the five members listened to a report on the supply and demand of the city's water. But that hasn't kept city officials from trying to acquire more water rights for future security. But that surplus could shrink to 80 acre-feet in 20 to 30 years if the city is fully developed. And the situation would worsen if there were a severe drought, such as the one in the early '90s, officials said. We have to assume somewhere down the line . . .