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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 206', '§ 206', '§ 206', '§ 206', '§ 206', '§ 206', '§ 206', '§ 101', '§ 206', '§ 206', '§ 206', '§ 206', '§ 206']

Atlantic City, NJ Political Contributions
Ch 206 Art I Contributions By Contractors
§ 206-2 Awarding public contracts to certain contributors prohibited.
§ 206-3 Contributions made prior to effective date.
§ 206-4 Contract renewal.
§ 206-5 Contribution statement by business entity.
§ 206-6 Return of excess contributions.
§ 206-7 Exemptions.
§ 206-8 Breach of terms; violations and penalties.
Chapter 206: Political Contributions
Chapter 206 : Political Contributions
Article I Contributions By Contractors
Article I: Contributions By Contractors
[Adopted 2-23-2011 by Ord. No. 11-2011]
BUSINESS ENTITY (whose contributions are regulated by this article)
Any person who owns 10% or more of the equity or ownership or income interests in a person or entity as defined in Subsections A and B of this definition above and his or her spouse and child/children;
Any person, subcontractor, subsidiary, corporation, firm, partnership, limited-liability company, organization or association who has received or indefeasibly acquired the right to receive from a person described in Subsection A of this definition above more than $100,000 in compensation or income of any kind (including, by way of illustration and not limitation: wages, salaries, sums paid to independent contractors, benefits, dividends, profit-sharing, pension contributions, deferred contributions, stock, stock options or gifts), in any twelve-month period prior to the award of, or during the term of, a contract subject to this article; and
All persons who are affiliates of a business entity as defined in Subsections A, B and E of this definition above, as such term is used in 11 U.S.C. § 101(2).
Every candidate for the City of Atlantic City elective municipal office; every candidate committee established by or for the benefit of a candidate for the City of Atlantic City elective municipal office; every joint candidate committee established in whole or in part by or for the benefit of a candidate for the City of Atlantic City elective municipal office; every political party committee of the City of Atlantic City; every political party committee of the County of Atlantic; and very political committee, continuing political committee or other form of association or organization that regularly engages in the support of candidates for the City of Atlantic City municipal or Atlantic County elective offices or City of Atlantic City municipal or Atlantic County political parties or political party committees. The terms in the foregoing definition have the meaning prescribed in N.J.A.C. 19:25-1.7.
All contracts for "professional services" and "extraordinary unspecifiable services" as such term is used in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5.
To the extent that it is not inconsistent with state or federal law, the City of Atlantic City and any of its departments, instrumentalities or purchasing agents shall not enter into any agreement or otherwise contract to procure "professional services," as such term is defined at N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2(6) and used at N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i), and/or banking, insurance or other consulting service (hereinafter "professional services"), nor "extraordinary unspecified services," as such term is defined at N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2(7) and used at N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(ii), and/or media, public relations, lobbying, parking garage management or other consulting and/or management service (hereinafter "extraordinary unspecified services") from any business entity if such business entity has solicited or made any Contribution to:
A candidate, candidate committee or joint candidates committee of any candidate for elective municipal office in Atlantic City or a holder of public office having ultimate responsibility for the award of a contract; or
Any City of Atlantic City or Atlantic County political committee or political party committee; or
Any continuing political committee or political action committee that regularly engages in the support of Atlantic City municipal or Atlantic County elections and/or Atlantic City municipal or Atlantic County candidates, candidate committees, joint candidate committees, political committees, political parties or political party committees (hereinafter "PAC"), in excess of the thresholds specified in Subsection C within one calendar year immediately preceding the date of the contract or agreement.
No business entity who submits a proposal for, enters into negotiations for or agrees to any contract or agreement with the City of Atlantic City or any of its departments or instrumentalities for the rendition of professional services or extraordinary unspecified services shall knowingly solicit or may any contribution, to:
A candidate, candidate committee or joint candidates committee of any candidate for elective municipal office in Atlantic City, or a holder of public office having ultimate responsibility for the award of a contract; or
Any Atlantic City or Atlantic County political committee or political party committee; or
A maximum of $300 per calendar year each for any purpose to any candidate or candidate committee for mayor or governing body, or $500 per calendar year to any joint candidates committee for mayor or governing body, or $300 per calendar year to a political committee or political party committee of the City of Atlantic City;
A maximum of $500 per calendar year to an Atlantic County political committee or political party committee; and
A maximum of $500 per calendar year to any PAC.
However, for each business entity party to a contract for professional or extraordinary unspecified services as defined in Subsection A, or engaged in negotiations for a contract defined in Subsection A, when such business entity's contribution is aggregated with all persons defined in § 206-1, Definitions, above, by virtue of their affiliation to that business entity party, a maximum of $2,500 to all City of Atlantic City candidates, candidate committees, joint candidate committees and holders of public office having ultimate responsibility for the award of a contract, all City of Atlantic City or Atlantic County political committees and political party committees as described herein combined, without violating Subsection A of this section.
For purposes of this section, the office that is considered to have ultimate responsibility for the award of the contracts shall be the City of Atlantic City Mayor or governing body, if the contract requires approval or appropriation from the Mayor or governing body, or the Mayor of the City of Atlantic City, if the contract requires approval of the Mayor, or if a public officer who is responsible for the award of a contract is appointed by the Mayor.
No contract subject to this article may be renewed, extended or materially modified unless the resulting renewal, extension or modification would be allowed under the provisions of this article if it were an initial contract.
Prior to awarding any contract or agreement to procure professional services or extraordinary unspecified services from any business entity, the City of Atlantic City or its purchasing agents and departments, as the case may be, shall receive a sworn statement from said business entity, which is the intended recipient of said contract that he/she/it has not made a contribution in violation of § 206-2 of this article. The City of Atlantic City and its purchasing agents and departments shall be responsible for informing the City Council that the aforementioned sworn statement has been received and that the business entity is not in violation of this article, prior to awarding the contract or agreement.
A business entity shall have a continuing duty to report to the City of Atlantic City any contributions that constitute a violation of this article that are made during the negotiation, proposal process or the duration of a contract. The City of Atlantic City and its purchasing agents and departments shall be responsible for informing the governing body within 10 business days after receipt of said report from the business entity, or at the next City Council meeting following receipt of said report from the business entity, whichever comes first.
The certification required under this section shall be made prior to entry into the contract or agreement with the City of Atlantic City, or prior to the provision of services or goods, as the case may be, and shall be in addition to any other certifications that may be required by any other provision of law.
A business entity that is a party to a contract for professional services or extraordinary unspecified services may cure a violation of § 206-2 of this article, if, within 30 days after the date on which the applicable ELEC report is published, said business entity notifies the municipality, in writing, and seeks and receives reimbursement of the contribution from the recipient of such contribution.
The contribution limitations prior to entering into a contract in § 206-2A do not apply to contracts which are awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after public advertising for bids and bidding therefor within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4, or are awarded in the case of emergency under N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6. There is no exemption for contracts awarded pursuant to a fair and open process under N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20, et seq.
It shall be a material breach of the terms of the City of Atlantic City's agreement or contract for professional services or extraordinary unspecified services when a business entity that is a party to such agreement or contract has:
Made or solicited any contribution on the condition or with the agreement that it will be recontributed to a candidate, candidate committee or joint candidates committee of any candidate for elective municipal office in Atlantic City, or a holder of public office having ultimate responsibility for the award of a contract, or any Atlantic City or Atlantic county political committee or political party committee, or any PAC;
Engaged or employed a lobbyist or consultant with the intent or understanding that such lobbyist or consultant would make or solicit any contribution, which if made or solicited by the professional business entity itself would subject that entity to the restrictions of this article;
Funded contributions made by third parties, including consultants, attorneys, family members and employees;
Furthermore, any business entity that violates § 206-8A(2) through (8) shall be disqualified from eligibility for future City of Atlantic City contracts for a period of four calendar years from the date of the violation.
Any person who knowingly, purposely or recklessly violates any provision of this article or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this article, or who, with the purpose of promoting or facilitating a violation of this article, solicits another person to commit it or aids or agrees or attempts to aid another person in planning or committing it shall be subject to punishment including fines and/or imprisonment as fixed by law for violations of the ordinances of the City of Atlantic City.