[Ord. #84-27, § 6.1; Ord. #86-31, § 6.1]
Every officer or employee shall, upon termination, deliver forthwith
to his successor or, if there be no successor, to the Business Administrator,
all monies, papers, books, memoranda, accounts and data pertaining
to his office.
[Ord. #84-27, § 6.2; Ord. #86-31, § 6.2]
Every officer and employee whose compensation is established
on a full-time basis shall devote his entire time during business
hours to the duties of his office.
It is the policy of the City of Ocean City to create regulations
stating that a professional business entity which makes political
contributions to elected officials who are responsible for awarding
professional service contracts shall be ineligible to receive a public
professional service contract from the City of Ocean City.
[Ord. # 05-13, § 2]
Shall mean the Governing Body of the City of Ocean City.
Shall mean the Mayor of the City of Ocean City.
Shall mean an individual, including an individual spouse
and any child living at home, person, firm, corporation, professional
corporation, partnership, organization or association that is seeking
a professional services contract with the City of Ocean City. The
definition of a professional business entity also includes all principals
who own ten (10%) percent or more of the equity in the corporation
or business trust, partners, and officers in the aggregate employed
by the entity as well as any subsidiaries directly controlled by the
business entity.
Shall mean those contracts awarded for professional services
as defined by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2(6) and 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i).
[Ord. #05-13, § 2]
a.
The City of Ocean City, its agencies or its independent authorities,
shall not enter into an agreement or otherwise contract to procure
professional services, including banking services/relationships or
insurance services, from any professional business entity, if that
entity has solicited or made any contribution of money, or pledge
of a contribution, including in-kind contributions, to a campaign
committee of any Ocean City candidate, or holder of public office
in Ocean City, or to any City of Ocean City or Cape May County party
committee, or to any political action committee (PAC) that is organized
for the primary purpose of promoting or supporting Ocean City municipal
candidates or municipal officeholders, within one (1) calendar year
immediately preceding the date of the contract or agreement.
b.
No professional business entity which enters into negotiations for,
or agrees to any professional services contract with the City of Ocean
City, its agencies or independent authorities for the rendition of
professional, banking or insurance coverage services shall solicit
or make any contribution of money, or pledge of a contribution, including
in-kind contributions, to any Ocean City candidate for the office
of City Council or Mayor, or to any Ocean City or Cape May County
party committee, or to any PAC that is organized for the primary purpose
of promoting or supporting candidates for the office of Mayor or Council
of the City of Ocean City between the first communication between
the business entity and Ocean City regarding a specific professional
services contract and the later of the termination of negotiations
with the City for the professional services contract or the completion
of the contract.
c.
All Ocean City professional service contracts shall provide that it shall be a breach of the terms of the contract to violate Subsection 2-2.2 or to conceal or misrepresent contributions given or received, or to make or solicit contributions through intermediaries for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting the source of the contribution.
d.
All requests for proposals sent by the City of Ocean City for professional
service contracts shall provide that it shall be a breach of the terms
of the contract for a professional business entity to violate any
portions of this section or to conceal or misrepresent contributions
given to or received by, or to make or solicit contributions through
intermediaries for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting the
source of the contribution.
[Ord. # 05-13, § 2]
Any contribution of money or any other thing of value, including
in-kind contributions, made by a professional business entity to any
candidate for the office of Mayor or Council in the City of Ocean
City, or municipal or county party committee or PAC referenced in
this section shall not be deemed a violation of this section, as shall
any agreement for property, goods, or services of any kind whatsoever,
if that contribution was made by the professional business entity
prior to the effective date of this section.[1]
[Ord. # 05-13, § 2]
a.
Prior to awarding any professional services contract, including banking or insurance coverage services, with any professional business entity, the City of Ocean City or agencies, as the case may be, shall receive a sworn statement from the professional business entity that the bidder has not made a contribution in violation of § 2-2.2 of this section;
b.
The professional business entity shall have a continuing duty to
report any violations of this section that may occur during the negotiation
or duration of a contract. The certification required under this subsection
shall be made prior to entry into the contract or agreement with the
City of Ocean City and shall be in addition to any other certifications
that may be required by any other provision of law.
[Ord. # 05-13, § 2]
a.
Any professional business entity who fails to reveal a contribution
made in violation of this section, or who makes or solicits contributions
through intermediaries for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting
the source of the contribution, shall be disqualified from eligibility
for future City of Ocean City contracts for a period of four (4) calendar
years from the date of the violation.
b.
Any person who acts as an intermediary to violate, or assists others
in violating, any portions of this section shall be subject to a fine
not to exceed one thousand two hundred fifty ($1,250) dollars per
violation or imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days, or to community
service for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, in the discretion
of the Municipal Court Judge.
c.
Any candidate for the office of Mayor or City Council who violates
any provision of this section shall be subject to a fine of one thousand
two hundred fifty ($1,250) dollars per violation, or imprisonment
not to exceed ninety (90) days, or community service not to exceed
ninety (90) days, in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge.
