No officer or employee of the City of Hoboken shall accept any bequests,
legacies, gifts, real property, capital improvements, or personal
property on behalf of the municipality or any of its subdivisions,
of any nature whatsoever, except in compliance with this Code section.
All offers of bequests, legacies, gifts, real property, capital improvements,
or personal property to be made to the City of Hoboken shall be directed
to the City of Hoboken Business Administrator who shall determine
the following, and place same in writing:
Whether or not the donor or donor's family has pending or in the
near future will have pending any matter before the City, any public
official or employee of the City or any of the City's agencies.
Whether or not the proposed bequest, legacy, gift, real property,
capital improvement, or personal property directly or indirectly benefits
any individual, officer or employee of the municipality or any member
of said officer or employee's immediate family.
Whether the acceptance of the bequest, legacy, gift, real property,
capital improvement, or personal property will potentially expose
the City to any present or future expense or any present or future
liability.
The City of Hoboken's Business Administrator shall provide a report
on these items to the City Council, which shall accept or reject said
bequest, legacies, gifts, real property, capital improvement and personal
property by resolution.