Source: https://www.ecode360.com/10291854
Timestamp: 2019-12-14 13:57:05
Document Index: 274312598

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40']

Township of Little Egg Harbor, NJ Ethics
Ch 40 Art I Prohibition on Award of Contracts to Certain Contributors
§ 40-3 Prohibition on awarding public contracts to certain contributors.
§ 40-4 Certain contributions deemed as contributions by business entity.
§ 40-5 Return of excess contributions.
§ 40-6 Public exigency.
§ 40-7 Violations and penalties; civil penalties.
Ch 40 Art II Fair and Open Process
§ 40-8 Fair and open process utilized to award contracts with anticipated value in excess of $17,500.
Chapter 40 Ethics
Article I Prohibition on Award of Contracts to Certain Contributors
Article II Fair and Open Process
The purpose of this ordinance is to comply and adopt the provisions of Chapter 19, P.L. 2004, as amended P.L. 2005, c. 51, and Chapter 271, P.L. 2005 (the "Pay to Play Acts").[1]
Any natural or legal person, business corporation, professional services corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, association or any other legal commercial entity organized under the laws of this state or of any other state or foreign jurisdiction;
The ownership or control of more than 10% of the profits or assets of a business entity or 10% of the stock in the case of a business entity that is a corporation for profit, as appropriate;
The Township of Little Egg Harbor, and any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall not enter into a contract having an anticipated value in excess of $17,500, as determined in advance and certified in writing by the Township, with a business entity, except a contract that is awarded pursuant to a fair and open process, if, during the preceding one-year period, that business entity has made a contribution that is reportable by the recipient under P.L. 1973, c. 83 (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1 et seq.), to any Little Egg Harbor Township committee of a political party, if a member of that political party is serving in an elective public office of Little Egg Harbor when the contract is awarded, or to any candidate committee of any person serving in an elective public office of that municipality when the contract is awarded; and
A business entity that has entered into a contract having an anticipated value in excess of $17,500 with the Township of Little Egg Harbor, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, except a contract that is awarded pursuant to a fair and open process, shall not make such a contribution, reportable by the recipient under P.L. 1973, c. 83 (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1 et seq.), to any Little Egg Harbor Township committee of a political party, if a member of that political party is serving in an elective public office of that municipality when the contract is awarded, or to any candidate committee of any person serving in an elective public office of that municipality when the contract is awarded during the term of that contract.
No such committee as referenced in Subsection A or B above shall accept such a contribution from a business entity during the term of the business entity's contract with the Township of Little Egg Harbor, unless it was awarded under a fair and open process.
When a business entity is a natural person, a contribution by that person's spouse or child residing therewith shall be deemed to be a contribution by the business entity. When a business entity is other than a natural person, a contribution by any person or other business entity having an interest therein shall be deemed to be a contribution by the business entity.
If a business entity makes a contribution that would cause it to be ineligible to receive a public contract, or in the case of a contribution made during the term of a public contract that would constitute a violation of the Pay to Play Acts, the business entity may request, in writing, within 60 days of the date on which the contribution was made, that the recipient thereof repay the contribution and, if repayment is received within those 60 days, the business entity would again be eligible to receive a contract, or would no longer be in violation, as appropriate.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the awarding of a contract when the public exigency requires the immediate delivery of goods or performance of emergency services as determined by the State Treasurer.
The Township shall award all contracts with a business entity having an anticipated value in excess of $17,500 on the basis of the fair and open process herein, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.7. For purposes of this article, contracts awarded by public bidding pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4, and competitive contracting pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1 to 40A:11-4.5, shall be deemed to have satisfied the Township's "fair and open process." This article shall not apply to any contract for which the entity is regulated by the state so as to prohibit or restrict said entity from making political contributions.
Cost details. For service contracts, include the hourly rates of each of the individuals who will perform services, time estimates for each individual, all expenses, and where appropriate, total cost of "not to exceed" amount.
Contracts awarded under this article shall be publicly announced and awarded.