[1973 Code § 2-30 ; Ord. No. 6-1991]
The Township of Aberdeen, as a "participating contracting unit,"
is authorized to enter into a cooperative pricing agreement with the
County of Monmouth, as the "lead agency," for the conduct of certain
functions relating to the purchase of selected work, materials and/or
supplies for their respective jurisdictions.
a. Title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the Cooperative
Pricing Ordinance of the Township of Aberdeen.
b. Authorization. Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-11(15),
the Township of Aberdeen, as a participating contracting unit, is
hereby authorized to enter into a cooperative pricing agreement with
the County of Monmouth, as the lead agency, and other participating
contracting units within the County of Monmouth for the purchase of
selected work, materials and/or supplies.
c. Compliance. The lead agency shall be responsible for complying with
the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1, et seq.), and all
other provisions of the revised statutes of the State of New Jersey,
as to the bidding, award and execution of master contracts on behalf
of itself and any participating contracting units, as well as for
purchases made by the lead agency for its own needs under the master
contract. Each respective participating contracting unit which chooses
to purchase under a master contract shall be responsible to enter
into a separate contract with the vendor, to certify the availability
of funds, to issue purchase orders, to accept delivery and to make
payment for those items purchased by that participating contracting
unit for its own needs.
[Ord. No. 10-2007 § 9B]
No contribution of money or any other thing of value, including
in-kind contributions, made by a redeveloper to any Aberdeen Township
candidate for Mayor or Township Council or Aberdeen Township political
campaign committee shall be deemed a violation of this section; nor
shall an agreement for property, goods or services of any kind whatsoever
be disqualified thereby if that contribution or agreement was made
by the redeveloper prior to the effective date of this section.
[Ord. No. 10-2007 § 10]
Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to impair in any way the right of such private parties or redevelopers secured by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and further secured by Article
1, Paragraph 6 of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey to exercise its right to freedom of speech and its right to speak and write and publish its sentiments on all subjects.