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Article XXVIII and the FCPA shall apply to and govern all City elections except to the extent that a direct and irreconcilable con- flict with the provisions of this Chapter exists, in which case the provisions of this Chapter shall prevail. Sec. 2.17.030. Reporting deadlines for campaign finance disclo- sures. The reports required by C.R.S. § 1-45-108 shall be filed with the City Clerk on the fiftieth (50th) and twenty-fifth (25th) days prior to the City election; the Friday before the City election; thirty (30) days af- ter the City election; and on each December 1 until the committee files a termination report with the City Clerk. If the reporting day is on a weekend or a legal holiday, the report shall be filed by the close of the next business day. Sec. 2.17.040. Municipal campaign contribution limits. A. No person or Political committee shall make aggregate contributions of more than $ to any one candidate committee during an election cycle- B. No small donor committee shall make contributions of more than $ to any one candidate committee during an election cycle. C. No candidate committee shall accept any contributions from any person, political committee or small donor committee that have an aggregate amount or value in excess of the amounts listed in Subsections A or B. Any contribution or portion thereof that ex- ceeds the limits in Subsections A or B shall be returned to the con- tributor within seventy-two hours of receipt. D. The limits imposed in this Section shall not apply to con- tribution of a candidate's personal funds to the candidate's own campaign. Sec. 2.17.050. Duties of the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall: A. Develop a filing and indexing system consistent with the purposes of the FCPA and this Chapter. B. Keep a copy of any report or statement required to be filed by the FCPA and this Chapter for a period of two years from the date of filing. In the case of candidates who were elected, each such candidate's reports and filings shall be kept until two years af- ter the candidate leaves office. C. Make reports and statements required to be filed under the FCPA and this Chapter publicly available on the City's website or for in -person public inspection. The City Clerk may charge appli- cable copying and research and retrieval fees when such reports are requested through an open records request. D. Upon request by the Secretary of State or in response to any order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, transmit re- cords and statements filed under the FCPA and this Chapter to the Secretary of State or as otherwise directed by court order. E. Notify any candidate who has failed, or whose candidate committee has failed, to fully comply with the provisions of this Chapter. The City Clerk's notification obligations shall be deemed fulfilled if the City Clerk sends written notice to the candidate's designated e-mail address or mailing address. F. Process complaints of apparent or possible violations of Article XXVIII, the FCPA or this Chapter according to Section 2.17. 060 of this Code. G. The City Clerk shall not be required to verify the accura- cy of any information contained in reports filed pursuant to the FCPA and this Chapter. Sec. 2-17.030 060. Third Party complaints. A. Any person who believes a violation of Article XXVIII, or the FCPA or this Chapter hasoccurred related to a City election may file a written complaint with the City Clerk. B. Complaints must be filed no later than ninety (90) calen- dar days after the complainant knew or should have known by the exercise of reasonable diligence of the alleged violation.