As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BUSINESS ENTITY
A business entity whose contributions are regulated by this
article means:
A.
An individual, including the individual's spouse, and any
child/children;
B.
A firm; business corporation; professional services corporation;
partnership; limited liability company; business trust, organization;
association; and any other manner and kind of legal commercial entity
organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey or any foreign
jurisdiction;
C.
Any person, their spouses and child/children, or entity that owns 10% or more of the equity or ownership or income interests in an organization or entity as defined in Subsections
A and
B above;
D.
All partners or officers of such an entity, in the aggregate,
and their spouses and child/children;
E.
Any person, subcontractor, subsidiary, corporation, firm, partnership, limited liability company, organization or association who has received or indefeasibly acquired the right to receive, from a person described in Subsection
A above, more than $100,000 in compensation or income of any kind (including, by way of illustration, and not limitation: wages, salaries, sums paid to independent contractors, benefits, dividends, profit-sharing, pension contributions, deferred contributions, stock, stock options or gifts), in any twelve-month period prior to the award of or during the term of, a contract subject to this article; and
F.
All persons who are an "affiliate" of a business entity as defined in Subsections
A,
B and
E above, as such term is defined in 11 U.S.C. 101(2).
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
A.
Defined as follows:
(1)
Every candidate for City of Camden elective municipal office;
(2)
Every candidate committee established by or for the benefit
of a candidate for City of Camden elective municipal office;
(3)
Every joint candidate committee established in whole or in part
by or for the benefit of a candidate for City of Camden elective municipal
office;
(4)
Every political party committee of the City of Camden;
(5)
Every political party committee of the County of Camden; and
(6)
Every political committee, continuing political committee, political
action committee ("PAC") or other form of association or organization
that regularly engages in the support of candidates for the City of
Camden or Camden County elective offices or City of Camden or Camden
County political parties or political party committees.
B.
The terms in the foregoing Subsection
A shall have the meanings prescribed in N.J.A.C. 19:25-1.7.
CONTRIBUTION
Has the meaning prescribed in N.J.A.C. 19:25-1.7. By way
of illustration, and not limitation, this definition includes pledges,
loans, and in-kind contributions.
No contribution or solicitation of contributions made prior
to the effective date of this article shall be deemed to give rise
to a violation of this article.
No contract subject to this article may be renewed, extended,
or materially modified unless the resulting renewal, extension, or
modification would be allowable under the provisions of this article
if it were an initial contract.
A business entity that is a party to a contract for professional services or extraordinary unspecifiable services may cure a violation of §
33-19 of this article if, within 30 days after the date on which the applicable State Election Law Enforcement Commission ("ELEC") report is published, said business entity notifies the City of Camden in writing and seeks and receives reimbursement of the contribution from the recipient of such contribution.
The monetary thresholds in the definition of "business entity" in §§
33-18 and 33-19C of this article shall be increased effective March 1 of each calendar year by the percentage increase, in the prior calendar year, of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City area, rounded to the nearest $10. The Municipal Clerk of the City of Camden shall, by no later than April 1 of each calendar year, prepare and publish the revised thresholds on the official municipal website and in an official municipal newspaper.
In addition to any rights that were heretofore available, or
which may hereafter be available, to citizens, taxpayers, or associations,
to challenge violations of this article, every person aggrieved by
a violation of this article, or any taxpayer or resident of the City
of Camden, has the right, consistent with the Rules of Court, to file
charges in a court of competent jurisdiction, and/or to pursue a civil
action for a violation of this article in a court of competent jurisdiction,
and to seek and obtain declaratory, injunctive, or other legal or
equitable relief, including but not limited to, attorneys fees and
costs, arising from or related to a violation of this article.