No contribution of money or any other thing of value, including
in-kind contributions or loans, made by a professional business entity
to the municipal campaign committee or fund of any Hamilton Township
municipal candidate or officeholder, or any Hamilton Township municipal
or Mercer County party committee, 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 Hamilton Township candidate or officeholder, a Hamilton Township municipal or Mercer County party committee or PAC referenced in this article may cure a contribution which violates §
19-1B or is in excess of the limits contained in §
19-1D, if, within 30 days after the general election following any such contribution, or upon written notice of violation from the Township, whichever occurs sooner, the professional business entity notifies the Township Council in writing and seeks and receives reimbursement of the excess contribution from the municipal committee or fund of a Hamilton Township candidate or officeholder, any Hamilton Township municipal or Mercer County party committee, as the case may be.
This amended article shall become effective on November 1, 2006,
and shall govern the awarding of all Township professional services
contracts commencing on or after that date.