[Adopted 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 06-018 (Ch. 44, Art. IV, of the 1994 Code of Ordinances)]
A. 
Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Township, or the Township's Redevelopment Agency, as the case may be, shall not enter into a redevelopment agreement, or otherwise contract with any redeveloper concerning the redevelopment of any area within the Township pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., as same may be amended, if that redeveloper has made or solicited any contribution of money, or pledge of a contribution, including in-kind contributions, to a municipal campaign committee or fund of any candidate for, or holder of, public office within the Township having responsibility for entering into or awarding a redevelopment agreement, or for appointing those who enter into the agreement on behalf of the Township, or to any Hamilton Township municipal or Mercer County party committee, or to any political action committee which regularly engages in the support of municipal elections and/or municipal parties or which engages in the support of Township municipal campaigns (PAC), within one calendar year immediately preceding the date of the redevelopment agreement.
B. 
All redevelopment agreements or amendments thereto entered into by the Township or the Township's Redevelopment Agency, as the case may be, shall contain a provision prohibiting redevelopers as defined in Subsection C from soliciting or making any contributions of money or pledge of a contribution, including in-kind contributions, to a campaign committee of any Township candidate or holder of public office within the Township having responsibility for arranging, entering into or approving the redevelopment agreement, or for appointing those who enter into the agreement on behalf of the Township, or to any Township political campaign committee, or to any Township or Mercer County party committee, or to any political action committee which regularly engages in the support of municipal elections and/or municipal parties or which engages in the support of Township municipal campaigns (PAC), from the time of first communication between the redeveloper and the Township regarding a specific redevelopment project and the later of the termination of negotiations or the completion of the terms of the redevelopment agreement.
C. 
Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
REDEVELOPER
Includes the definition set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-3, Definitions. The term "redeveloper" shall also include all "subdevelopers" who are under contract with a redeveloper to perform redevelopment or rehabilitation work at any redevelopment project within the Township. Furthermore, the definition of "redeveloper" shall include the corporation, business trust or other entity that is performing the redevelopment project within the Township, as well as all partners and/or officers therein, and all principals who own 10% or more of the equity in the corporation, business trust or other entity, as well as any subsidiaries owned or controlled by the redeveloper.
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Includes the definition set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-3, Definitions.
No contribution of money or any other thing of value, including in-kind contributions, made by a redeveloper to the municipal campaign committee or fund of any Township municipal candidate or officeholder, or any Township municipal or Mercer County party committee, shall be deemed a violation of this article, nor shall an agreement for a redevelopment project of any kind whatsoever be disqualified thereby, if the contribution was made by the redeveloper prior to the effective date of this article.
A. 
Prior to arranging, entering into or approving a redevelopment agreement with any redeveloper, the Township or the Township's Redevelopment Agency, as the case may be, shall receive a certification from the redeveloper that the redeveloper has not made any contributions in violation of this article.
B. 
The redeveloper shall have a continuing duty to report any violations of this article that may occur during the negotiation or duration of the redevelopment agreement, and until all specified terms of the agreement have been completed. The certification required under this subsection shall be made prior to entry into the redevelopment agreement with the Township, or the redevelopment agency, as the case may be, and shall be in addition to any other certifications that may be required by any other provision of law.
A redeveloper may cure a violation of this article if, within 30 days after a general election, the redeveloper notifies the Township Council in writing and seeks and receives reimbursement of a contribution from the municipal committee or fund of a Hamilton Township candidate or officeholder, any Hamilton Township municipal or Mercer County party committee.
A. 
It shall be a breach of the terms of a Township redevelopment agreement for a redeveloper to:
(1) 
Make or solicit a contribution in violation of this article;
(2) 
Knowingly conceal or misrepresent a contribution given or received;
(3) 
Make or solicit contributions through intermediaries for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting the source of the contribution;
(4) 
Make or solicit any contribution on the condition or with the agreement that it will be contributed to a campaign committee of any candidate or holder of the public office of the Township;
(5) 
Engage or employ a lobbyist or consultant with the intent or understanding that such lobbyist or consultant would make or solicit any contribution, which if made or solicited by the redeveloper itself, would subject that entity to the restrictions of this article;
(6) 
Fund contributions made by third parties, including consultants, attorneys, family members and employees;
(7) 
Engage in any exchange of contributions to circumvent the intent of this article; or
(8) 
Directly, indirectly, through or by any other person or means, do any act which would subject that entity to the restrictions of this article.
B. 
Any redeveloper who knowingly and intentionally violates the terms of Subsection A shall be disqualified from eligibility for any future redevelopment agreements with the Township for a period of four calendar years from the date of the violation.