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103.07 CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE FOR CITY ELECTIONS A. Definition of Terms For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Candidate" means any individual seeking election to a city office, or any individual who tacitly or expressly consents to be considered a candidate for city office. An individual shall be deemed to be seeking election to a city office if they have received contributions or made expenditures in excess of one hundred dollars ($100.00), or have given implicit or explicit consent for any other person or committee to receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the purpose of bringing about the individual's election to a city office. (2) "City Elections Coordinator" means the city staff member designated to receive filing of campaign contribution disclosure reports required under this section. (3) "Committee" means any personal campaign committee or political committee. (4) "Contribution" means a contribution of funds or a contribution in kind for the purpose of influencing the election of any candidate for city office or the approval by the voters of any city ballot question. (a) "Contribution" includes a loan or advance of credit to a personal campaign committee or political committee which is forgiven or paid by any person or entity other than the personal campaign committee or political committee to which the loan or advance of credit is made. If an advance of credit or a loan is forgiven or paid as provided in this definition, it is a contribution in the year in which the loan or advance is made. (b) "Contribution" includes contributions made for the purpose of defeating any candidate for city office or any city ballot question. (c) "Contribution" does not include services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering their time on behalf of a candidate, ballot question, personal campaign committee or political committee, or the publishing or broadcasting of news items or editorials by the news media. (5) "Contribution in kind" means anything of value other than money given by an individual or other entity to a candidate, personal campaign committee or political committee for the purpose of influencing the election of a candidate or promoting or defeating a city ballot question. "Contribution in kind" includes expenditures by an individual or other entity approved by a candidate, personal campaign committee or political committee.