Ivan Altamirano and Friends of Ivan Altamirano for Council 2013

Conflict of Interests, Campaign Non-Filer, and Campaign Reporting

Fine: $15,500

FPPC No. 13/908

Ivan Altamirano is currently the Mayor of the City of Commerce. He successfully ran for Commerce City Council in the March 5, 2013 election. Friends of Ivan Altamirano for Council 2013 (“Committee”) is his candidate controlled committee. Altamirano voted on three separate occasions to appoint and re-appoint his sister to the Commerce Planning Commission, who is a source of income to him as a tenant in his rental property. Altamirano also voted to place an all way stop sign within 150 feet of his home and rental property, in violation of Government Code Section 87100 (2 counts). Altamirano and the Committee: (1) failed to timely file and properly disclose financial activity on one pre-election campaign statement, in violation of Government Code Sections 84200.5, subdivision (c), 84200.8, subdivision (b) and 84211, subdivisions (b)(j) and (k) (1 count), and (2) failed to file twelve 24-Hour Reports, in violation of Government Code Section 84203 (2 counts).