In case you were wondering, as I was, whether $3500 was more or less than the amount that was illegally donated:
Fountaingate Merkel Church, Remnant Church and Hope Chapel Foursquare Church donated a combined $800 to the campaign of Scott Beard, senior pastor at Fountaingate Fellowship church, who is running for a seat on the seven-member City Council in Saturday’s election.
And because the fine amount is "up to $5000 or triple the amount in question, whichever is larger," which would be $2400 in this case, a $3500 fine is appropriate.