Franklin for Supervisor 2026 and John Franklin do not intend to solicit & will not accept campaign contributions from “parties,” “participants” and their “agents” in a proceeding involving a license, permit or other entitlement for use in the City of Vista from contributing more than $250 to an officer of the agency that the proceeding is before, during a12-month period while the proceeding is pending and for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered.
The City of Vista has compiled a list of applications for licenses, permits and other entitlements for use. Please ask for a copy of this list. If your name appears on this list, you are prohibited from making contributions to an officer of the agency that the proceeding is before, during a12-month period while the proceeding is pending and for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered.
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Q. AM I A “PARTY,” “PARTICIPANT,” OR “AGENT”?
- Parties
Section 84308 defines “party” as “any person who files an application for, or is the subject of, a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use.”
In general, if you applied for a permit, license or for a right to use property in a particular way (for example, a short-term vacation rental application) that requires the agency’s discretionary approval, you will qualify as a party in an entitlement for use proceeding. - Participants
Section 84308 defines “participant” as any person who is not a party but who actively supports or opposes a particular decision in an entitlement for use proceeding and who has a financial interest in the decision.
In general, you will qualify as a participant if you have a financial interest in the proceeding and you communicate with an officer or employee of the agency for the purpose of influencing a decision in the proceeding.
Note: You would not qualify as a “participant” based on communications made to the public outside of the proceeding, such as publishing an op-ed in a local newspaper or protesting outside of a government building. - Agents
A person is your “agent” (as a party or participant) in an entitlement for use proceeding if the person:- · Represents you for compensation; and
- · Appears before or otherwise communicates with the governmental agency for the purpose of influencing the pending proceeding.
- Note: An individual will qualify as an agent only if the individual’s communication with an agency is for the purpose of influencing the pending proceeding. An individual whose communications with an agency are not made for the purpose of influencing the proceeding is not considered an agent, even if the individual receives compensation from a party or participant.