[Ord. #2013-02 § 4]
No contribution or solicitation of contributions made prior
to the effective date of this chapter shall be deemed to give rise
to a violation of this chapter.
Ordinance No. 2013-02, codified as Chapter
47A, was adopted November 6, 2013.
[Ord. #2013-02 § 5]
No contract subject to this chapter may be renewed, extended,
or materially modified unless the resulting renewal, extension, or
modification would be allowable under the provisions of this ordinance
if it were an initial contract.
[Ord. #2013-02 § 7]
A business entity that is a party to a contract for professional services or extraordinary unspecified services may cure a violation of Section
47A-2 of this chapter, if, within thirty (30) days after the date on which the applicable ELEC report is published, said business entity notifies the municipality in writing and seeks and receives reimbursement of the contribution from the recipient of such contribution.
[Ord. #2013-02 § 8]
The contribution limitations prior to entering into a contract in Section
47A-1A do not apply to contracts which (i) are awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after public advertising for bids and bidding therefor within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4, or (ii) are awarded in the case of emergency under N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6. There is no exemption for contracts awarded pursuant to a "Fair and Open Process" under N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20 et seq.
[Ord. #2013-02 § 10]
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 chapter, every person aggrieved by
a violation of the chapter, or any taxpayer or resident of the Township
of Plumsted 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 chapter 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 chapter.
[Ord. #2013-02 § 11]
If any provision of this chapter, or the application of any
such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid,
the remainder of this chapter to the extent it can be given effect,
or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other
than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby,
and to this extent the provisions of this chapter are severable.
[Ord. #2013-02 § 12]
The monetary thresholds of Section
47A-1, "Definitions," Subsection
D and Section
47A-2C of this chapter 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 region, rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10). The Clerk of the Township of Plumsted 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.