[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Clementon
9-26-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any loans and transfers of money or other things of value to any
candidate, elected official, or representative of any political organizations,
or other commitments or assumptions of liability to make any such transfer.
Political contributions shall be deemed to have been made upon the date when
such commitment is made or liability assumed.
Any two or more persons acting jointly, or any corporation, partnership
or other incorporated or unincorporated association which is organized to,
or does aid or promote the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate
or candidates for federal, state, county, municipal or school board office
or political party office. Political organization includes, but is not limited
to, organizations defined in N.J.S.AA. 19:44A-3 as a "political committee,"
"joint candidates committee," "continuing political committee," "political
party committee", "candidate committee" or "legislative leadership committee."
The government of the municipality, including any officer, department,
board, commission, or agency, therefore.
Any person holding elective municipal office or holding an appointed
position in the municipal government, or in any agency, commission, board,
or office thereof, whether the position is full-time or part-time, compensated
or uncompensated; and any employee of municipal government or of any municipal
agency, commission, board, or office thereof, whether the position is full-time
or part-time.
To ask for, by oral or written communications, a contribution as
that term is defined herein.
All personal property owned, leased, or controlled by the municipal
government, including but not limited to vehicles. phones, fax machines, computers,
stationary, including municipal letterhead, postage, and other office equipment.
Any person or persons, corporation, company, or agency.
A.Â
Prohibition against soliciting or accepting political
contributions in rooms or buildings occupied in the discharge of public duties.
No municipal official, employee, appointee, or private individual may solicit,
commit to pay, or receive payment of or a commitment to pay any political
contribution for any candidate, elected official, or political organization
while in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official municipal
business. This subsection shall include solicitation or acceptance of political
contributions made over a private cell phone or by use of a private computer,
if the person soliciting or accepting the political contribution, or using
the cell phone or computer for purposes of soliciting or accepting the political
contributions, is in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official
municipal business.
B.Â
Prohibition against use of public property for political
fund-raising. No municipal official, employee, or appointee may solicit, commit
to pay, or receive payment of or a commitment to pay any political contribution
for any candidate, elected official or political organization, while using
public property.
C.Â
Exception. In the event public facilities are made available
to any group for nongovernmental use, as a meeting facility, this prohibition
shall not be deemed to prevent fund-raising of any sort among members of such
groups during the time such groups have reserved exclusive use of the meeting
facility.
D.Â
Violation. Violation of any provisions of this chapter
shall be punished by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days or
imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days
or a fine not exceeding $1,000.
