Council To Weigh Cap On Political Donations

Legislation that would cap the amount of money that those who do business with the city can donate to political candidates will be introduced to the City Council today.

A final draft of the bill was not yet finished late yesterday, but the legislation is expected to include a series of tiered donation caps impacting lobbyists, property owners with land-use actions before the city, and others.

A draft version of the bill stipulates that donors with business before the city only would be allowed to donate $400 to candidates for citywide office, $320 to borough president candidates, and $250 for city council candidates, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.