The intent of this article is to create an independent and efficient
government workforce and workplace and a government that is undermined
by neither the fact nor appearance of improper influence of political
contributions on government decisions which require the prohibition
of political fund-raising in rooms or buildings occupied in the discharge
of official duties or through the use of public property or equipment.
The purpose of this article is to ban the use of government
buildings, property and equipment for political fundraising.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CANDIDATE
A.
Any individual seeking election to public office of the federal,
state, county or municipal government, or school district or political
party; and
B.
Any individual who shall have been elected or failed election
to any such office;
MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE AND APPOINTEE
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.
MUNICIPALITY
The government of the municipality of the City of Hoboken,
including any officer, department, board, commission or agency thereof.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
Any loans and transfers of money or other things of value
to any candidate, elected municipal official, employee or appointee
or representative of any political organization, or other commitments
or assumptions of liability to make any such transfer for the purpose
of supporting a candidate. A political contribution shall be deemed
to have been made upon the date when such commitment is made or liability
assumed.
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
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.A. 19:44A-3 as a "political committee," "joint candidates
committee," "continuing political committee," "political party committee,"
"candidate committee," or "legislative leadership committee."
PUBLIC PROPERTY
All personal property owned, leased or controlled by the
municipality where employees of the City of Hoboken perform their
job duties and all real property owned, leased or controlled by the
municipality for use by municipal employees. Such public property
includes but is not limited to vehicles, phones, fax machines, computers,
stationery, including municipal letterhead, postage and other office
equipment, municipal telephones, fax machines or computers, communications
and alert systems and the use of personal telephones or private owned
computers while on the property of the municipality.
[Amended 7-18-2019 by Ord. No. B-180]
SOLICIT
To direct, request or ask for, by oral or written communication,
a political contribution as that term is defined herein.