[Adopted 4-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 14-02 (Ch. 11, Art. I, of the 1985 Code)]
No contribution of money or any other thing of value, including
in-kind contributions, made by a professional business entity to any
Township of Washington candidate for Mayor or governing body, or Township
of Washington or Bergen County party committee, candidate committee,
or PAC referenced in this article shall be deemed a violation of this
article, nor shall an agreement for property, goods, or services,
of any kind whatsoever, be disqualified thereby, if that contribution
was made by the professional business entity prior to the effective
date of this article.
A professional business entity, or municipal candidate or officeholder, or Township of Washington or Bergen County party committee, candidate committee, or PAC referenced in this article, may cure a violation of §
13-1 of this article if, within 30 days after the general election, the professional business entity notifies the municipality in writing and seeks and receives reimbursement of the contribution from the relevant municipal candidate or officeholder, Township of Washington or Bergen County political party, candidate committee, or PAC referenced in this article.
The contribution limitations prior to entering into a contract in §
13-1A do not apply to contracts which are required by law to be awarded to the lowest bidder.
Any professional business entity which violates this article
shall be in breach of any current agreement or contract for professional
services awarded to such professional business entity which shall
thereafter be disqualified from eligibility for further Township of
Washington professional services agreements or contracts for a period
of four calendar years from the date of the violation.