[Ord. No. 2004-14 § 2; Ord. No. 2005-19 § III; Ord. No. 2007-14 § I]
Any term not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Sections 4-10, 4-19 et seq. and 9-6 et seq. of the Borough
Ordinances, as they may be amended and supplemented from time-to-time.
Terms not defined shall have their usual and customary meanings, unless
a different meaning clearly appears from the context. The following
terms whenever used or referred to in this section shall have the
following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context:
Shall mean any individual or entity who owns or is negotiating
for the purchase of, or has an application pending for a license or
permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages within the Borough of Belmar,
whether or not the license is active, and any person or entity that
is the owner of any property on which the license is currently active,
or any property to which an application is pending with the Borough
for the place-to-place transfer of the license. In the case of any
alcoholic beverage licensee who is an individual, the term shall also
include the individual's spouse, if any, and any child living
at home, as well as any entity by whom any of them are employed or
in which any of them has an ownership interest in excess of 5%. In
the case of any alcoholic beverage licensee that is an entity, the
term shall also include each and every principal who owns any interest
in the said entity, or any parent or subsidiary of the entity, and
their spouses, if any, and any child living at home; and any employee
of the entity.
Shall mean any individual or entity who owns or is negotiating
for the purchase of, or has an application pending for a license or
permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in a municipality other
than the Borough and at premises located within 1/4 mile of any border
of the Borough of Belmar, or in the case of a municipality that borders
the Borough of Belmar across the Shark River or any inlet or channel
thereof, at premises located within 1/4 mile of the Shark River or
its inlet or channels, and any person or entity that is the owner
of any property on which the said license is currently active. In
the case of any alcoholic beverage licensee who is an individual,
the term shall also include the individual's spouse, if any,
and any child living at home, as well as any entity by whom any of
them are employed or in which any of them has an ownership interest
in excess of 5%. In the case of any alcoholic beverage licensee that
is an entity, the term shall also include each and every principal
who owns any interest in the said entity, or any parent or subsidiary
of the entity, and their spouses, if any, and any child living at
home; and any employee of the entity.
Shall mean any contribution, whether in the form of money,
free service or pledge, including without limitation any in-kind contributions,
or purchases of tickets, advertisements or the like, directly or indirectly,
to any campaign committee or election fund of any candidate for, or
holder of any elected office of the Borough, or to any municipal or
party committee or political club or organization within the Borough;
the term "directly or indirectly" as used herein shall further mean
and include any campaign contributions made through intermediaries
or third-parties for the purpose of concealing the source of the contribution(s).
Shall mean the Borough of Belmar as a municipal entity, and
any elected official, municipal officer, municipal employee, or any
agent, department, board or commission of the Borough of Belmar.
Shall mean Belmar campaign contribution, County campaign
contribution and/or pass-through campaign contribution as defined
herein.
Shall mean any contribution, whether in the form of money,
free service or pledge, including without limitation any in-kind contributions,
or purchases of tickets, advertisements or the like, directly or indirectly,
to any County political organization or County campaign committee
or fund within the County of Monmouth; the term "directly or indirectly"
as used herein shall further mean and include any campaign contributions
made through intermediaries or third-parties for the purpose of concealing
the source of the contribution(s).
Shall mean any application for development pending before
the Borough Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Borough,
any application or proposal to change the Borough's zoning regulations
or master plan, or any proposed development pursuant to a redevelopment
plan, or any master or presumptive redeveloper's agreement. With
respect to a major developer, the term relating to a development matter
shall mean that the major developer is the applicant, owner or contract
purchaser of property that is the subject of an application for development
pending before the Borough Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment
of the Borough, or of any application or proposal to change the Borough's
zoning regulations or master plan, or is the presumptive or master
redeveloper, owner or contract purchaser of property located within
a designated redevelopment area that has been specifically designated
by the Belmar Planning Board as being in need of redevelopment. With
respect to a minor developer, the term relating to a development matter
shall mean that the minor developer is the applicant, owner or contract
purchaser of property that is the subject of an application for development
pending before the Borough Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment
of the Borough. With respect to a development professional, the term
relating to a development matter shall mean that the development professional
has rendered or is rendering professional services for a minor or
major developer in connection with that development matter.
Shall mean any licensed professional, including but not limited
to attorneys, architects, engineers, surveyors and planners, or any
entity that provides such professional services, who is representing
a minor or major developer or who has performed professional services
for a minor or major developer relating to a development matter, and
any principal owning not less than a 5% interest in the entity.
Shall mean any individual or entity who makes any application
to the Borough's Planning Board for any subdivision of a property
or properties into more than two lots, or for major site plan approval;
or any application to the Borough's Zoning Board of Adjustment
for any use variance approval; or who owns or is the contract purchaser
of any property that is the subject of any such application, or who
owns, or is the contract purchaser of, a property located within a
designated redevelopment area that has been specifically designated
by the Belmar Planning Board as being in need of redevelopment; or
who engages directly or indirectly in negotiations with the Borough
relating to, or has in fact entered into, a master or presumptive
redeveloper's agreement pursuant to any redevelopment plan or
the Municipal Land Use Law, or who owns or is the contract purchaser
of, any property that is the subject of, or would directly be affected
by a proposed change in zoning or of the master plan, and in the case
of a major developer who is an individual, his or her spouse and any
child living at home, and any entities of which any of them are principals
holding a 5% or greater interest; and in the case of a developer that
is an entity, the term shall also include each and every principal
of the said entity who has an ownership interest in excess of 5% in
the entity, or in any parent or subsidiary of the entity, and their
spouses, if any, and any child living at home.
Shall mean any individual or entity who is not a major developer,
as defined herein, but who makes any application to the Borough's
Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment for any bulk variance
relief, for a subdivision of a property into not more than two lots,
or for conditional use or minor site plan approval; or who owns or
is the contract purchaser of any property that is the subject of any
such application; or who owns, or is the contract purchaser of, a
property located within a designated redevelopment area but which
property has not been specifically designated as being in need of
redevelopment; and in the case of a minor developer who is an individual,
his or her spouse and any child living at home, and any entities of
which any of them are principals holding a 5% or greater interest;
and in the case of a developer that is an entity, the term shall also
include each and every principal of the said entity who has an ownership
interest in excess of 5% in the entity, or in any parent or subsidiary
of the entity, and their spouses, if any, and any child living at
home.
Shall mean the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission
or any State agency, commission or body having similar regulatory
and/or enforcement functions under the ELEC Laws.
Shall mean the New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Reporting Act, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1 et seq. and the related regulations
under N.J.A.C. 19:25-1.1, et seq. as they may be amended and supplemented
from time-to-time.
Except where described more narrowly in this section, shall
mean any governmental position which requires being elected by the
voters, without regard to whether the elected office is within or
without the Borough. A candidate for elected office shall mean a person
who has filed, or on whose behalf has been filed, a petition with
the Clerk of any County, for the purpose of appearing on the ballot,
whether in a primary, general, municipal or school board election,
for an elected office.
Shall mean any person who holds a position in the Borough
of Belmar which requires being elected by the voters of the Borough
of Belmar.
Shall mean any corporation, professional corporation, joint
venture, general or limited partnership, trust or limited liability
company, or subsidiary or parent of any of the foregoing.
Shall mean any elected official or department head of the Borough of Belmar who has a "conflict of interest" pursuant to Chapter 9 of the Revised Development Regulations of the Borough of Belmar.
Shall mean any person, other than an elected official, who
works for or holds a position with the Borough of Belmar.
Shall mean any contribution, whether in the form of money,
free service or pledge, including without limitation any in-kind contributions,
or purchases of tickets, advertisements or the like, directly or indirectly,
to any campaign committee or election fund maintained by or on behalf
of any holder of any elected office of the Borough who is a declared
candidate for an elected office other than an elected office of the
Borough; the term "directly or indirectly" as used herein shall further
mean and include any campaign contributions made through intermediaries
or third-parties for the purpose of concealing the source of the contribution(s).
Shall mean any contribution, whether in the form of money,
free service or pledge, including without limitation any in-kind contributions,
or purchases of tickets, advertisements or the like, directly or indirectly,
to any campaign committee or election fund of any candidate for, or
holder of any elected office of the Borough, or to any municipal or
party committee or political club or organization within the Borough,
that is received from the election fund or other campaign account
of any elected official or candidate for any office other than Mayor
or Council of the Borough, or from any County political organization,
County campaign committee or political action committee or fund within
or without the County of Monmouth.
Shall mean any plan, or amendment thereto, adopted by ordinance
of the Mayor and Council pursuant to and in accordance with Redevelopment
and Housing Law, Chapter 79, P.L. 1992, including without limitation
the Seaport Redevelopment Plan adopted pursuant to Borough Ord. 2003-18
and/or any successor or amendment thereto.
Shall mean any individual person or entity who either negotiates,
bids or otherwise seeks to enter into an agreement to purchase goods
or services as defined herein. In the case of any vendor who is an
individual person, the term shall also include the individual's
spouse, if any, and any child living at home, as well as any entity
by whom any of them are employed or in which any of them have an ownership
interest in excess of 5%. In the case of any vendor who is an entity,
the term shall also include each and every principal of the said entity
who has an ownership interest in excess of 5% in the entity, or any
parent or subsidiary of the entity, and their spouses, if any, and
any child living at home.
[Ord. No. 1991-1 § 9-1; Ord. No. 2004-14 § 2; Ord. No. 2005-19 § III]
Any elected official, municipal official or municipal employee
who has or may have any interest, direct or indirect, in any measure,
indebtedness or action and who participates in discussion with or
gives an official opinion to the Borough Council or to any municipal
agency, board or authority with respect thereto shall disclose on
the records of the Borough Council or agency, board or authority the
nature and extent of such interest. Such personal interests shall
be described in writing and filed with the Borough Clerk, and shall
be subject to inspection pursuant to the Open Public Records Law.
[Ord. No. 1991-1 § 9-2; Ord. No. 1998-21 § 1; Ord. No. 2004-14 § 2; Ord. No. 2005-19 § III]
a.
No
municipal official or municipal employee shall engage in political
activity during his or her hours of duty with respect to any candidate.
b.
No
elected official, municipal official or municipal employee shall use
or permit others to use the facilities of the Borough for the preparation,
storage or distribution of campaign material.
c.
Nothing
in this chapter shall be construed to prevent an elected official
from campaigning, or engaging in political activity, at any time.
d.
No
elected official, municipal official or municipal employee shall use
or permit others to use the facilities of the Borough for the conduct
of private business. With the approval of the Mayor and Council, nonprofit
public service and civic organizations shall be allowed to use such
Borough facilities as may be deemed appropriate and as may be permitted
pursuant to law.
e.
No
elected official, municipal official or municipal employee shall,
without proper legal authorization, disclose confidential information
concerning the property, government or affairs of the Borough, nor
shall be/she use such information to advance the financial or other
private interest of himself/herself or others. The Borough Council
may, as it deems appropriate, determine by resolution what information
shall be deemed confidential for the purpose of this subsection.
[Ord. No. 2004-14 § 2; Ord. No. 2005-19 § III]
a.
Any elected official who has received any Belmar campaign contribution or other elected office campaign contribution from any minor or major developer in excess of the limits set forth in Section 9-6b1(a) or (b) hereof shall be ineligible to participate in discussions or negotiations relating to, or cast any vote with respect to any development matter relating to that minor or major developer.
b.
Any elected official who has received any Belmar campaign contribution or other elected office campaign contribution from any development professional in excess of the limits set forth in Section 9-6b1(a) hereof, shall be ineligible to participate in discussions or negotiations relating to, or cast any vote with respect to any development matter with respect to which the development professional has performed any professional service.
c.
Any elected official who has received any Belmar campaign contribution or other elected office campaign contribution from any Belmar alcoholic beverage licensee or any other alcoholic beverage licensee in excess of the limits set forth in Section 9-6b2 hereof, shall be ineligible to participate in, be kept informed of, or cast any vote with respect to, any application by the alcoholic beverage control licensee for an alcoholic beverage control license or permit relating to the said alcoholic beverage control licensee, or with respect to any hearings or proceedings relating to same, or with respect to any investigations relating to same, or with respect to any local or State enforcement proceedings seeking to impose fines, suspensions or revocations relating to the same, or with respect to any matters relating to the regulation of permit parking on any street in the Borough, ferry or water tram service upon the Shark River, or taxi or shuttle service anywhere within the Borough.
[Ord. No. 2004-14 § 2; Ord. No. 2005-19 § III]
a.
Any
elected official who has received either as Belmar campaign contributions
or other elected office campaign contributions during any of the three
preceding calendar years, including during years preceding his or
her election, any pass-through campaign contributions shall be ineligible
to participate in, or cast a vote on any of the following categories
of matters for the remainder of that calendar year and for a period
of three additional calendar years following that calendar year:
1.
The award of any agreement to purchase goods or services, and shall
be further barred from voting on the grant of change orders with respect
to publicly bid contracts or agreements; with respect to each and
every vote as to which the Mayor or member of the Council is ineligible
by virtue of this provision, the reasons for the abstention shall
be set forth on the record, recorded in the minutes, and noted on
the resolution awarding the contract or agreement for the sale of
goods and services;
2.
Any development matter, and any appointment to the Planning Board
or Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Belmar;
3.
Any matter relating to or involving any Belmar alcoholic beverage
licensee or any other alcoholic beverage licensee.
[Ord. No. 2004-14 § 2; Ord. No. 2005-19 § III]
a.
Campaign
contribution limits affecting the eligibility of vendors and professional
vendors, pursuant to Section 4-19, to enter into or be paid pursuant
to agreements to purchase goods or services and agreements to purchase
professional services are as follows:
1.
The maximum combined amount of Belmar campaign contributions and
other elected office campaign contributions that may be made by a
vendor during any calendar year shall not exceed $300 and this limit
shall include all contributions made to each candidate for elected
office from the same party or campaign ticket and without regard to
whether the said candidates maintain a joint campaign account.
2.
The maximum combined amount of Belmar campaign contributions and
other elected office campaign contributions that may be made by a
professional vendor during any calendar year shall not exceed $0,
and this limit shall include all contributions made to each candidate
for elected office from the same party or campaign ticket and without
regard to whether the said candidates maintain a joint campaign account.
3.
The maximum amount of county campaign contributions that may be made
by a vendor or professional vendor shall not exceed $2,500 during
any calendar year to each party.
b.
Campaign
contribution limits affecting the eligibility of elected officials
to participate in or vote on specific matters involving development
matters, Belmar alcoholic beverage licensees or other alcoholic beverage
licensees, are as follows:
1.
Any candidate for elected office who receives:
(a)
A Belmar campaign contribution in excess of $300 from any minor developer or development professional during a single calendar year shall have a conflict of interest, and shall be ineligible to vote or participate in matters relating to the said minor developer or development professional as provided in Section 9-4a or b, respectively;
(b)
Any Belmar campaign contribution from any major developer shall have
a conflict of interest, and shall be ineligible to vote or participate
in matters relating to the said major developer as provided in 9-4a
or b, respectively.
2.
Any candidate for elected office who receives:
(a)
Any Belmar campaign contribution or other elected office campaign contribution from any Belmar alcoholic beverage licensee during a single calendar year, shall have a conflict of interest, and shall be ineligible to vote or otherwise participate in matters involving the said Belmar alcoholic beverage licensee as provided in Section 9-4c;
(b)
Any Belmar campaign contribution or other elected office contribution from any other alcoholic beverage licensee shall have a conflict of interest, and shall be ineligible to vote or otherwise participate in matters involving the said other alcoholic beverage licensee as provided in Section 9-4c.
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The limits set forth in Section 9-6b shall apply jointly to all candidates for any elected office for the same party or on the same ticket, unless the said candidates maintain entirely separate election fund accounts, and run entirely uncoordinated campaigns.
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[Ord. No. 2004-14 § 2; Ord. No. 2005-19 § III]
Notwithstanding any term contained herein to the contrary, no campaign contributions made prior to January 1, 2004, and no other elected office campaign contributions made prior to January 1, 2005, shall be considered in calculating the campaign contribution limits set forth in Section 9-5 or 9-6 hereof. No elected official shall be deemed to have a conflict of interest based upon campaign contributions received during 2004, provided that the said campaign contributions did not exceed the limits set forth in Ordinance No. 2004-14.
[Ord. No. 2004-14 § 2; Ord. No. 2005-19 § III; Ord. No. 2007-14 § I]
a.
Each
and every candidate for any elected office within the Borough of Belmar,
and each elected official who is a candidate for elected office other
than for the office of Mayor or Council of the Borough, shall file
with the Borough Clerk a true and correct copy of each and every campaign
finance report they are required to file with the New Jersey Election
Law Enforcement Commission, and shall do so not later than the date
that the said report is due to be filed with the New Jersey Election
Law Enforcement Commission.
b.
In
connection with each campaign report submitted to the Borough Clerk
pursuant to paragraph a above, each candidate for any elected office
shall attach a supplemental certification, on a form to be provided
by the Borough Clerk, pursuant to which the candidate shall certify
the following:
1.
That he or she has personally inspected the records of contributions
made to his or her campaign accounts or election funds and the records
of contributions, if any, made to the local political club or committee
to which he or she is a member;
2.
That the information contained on the attached report is, after due
inquiry, accurate in all material respects;
3.
Identifying (1) each and every individual who either individually
or in combination with his or her spouse, or any child living in the
same household, or any corporation, professional corporation, limited
liability company or partnership of which any of them are principals
owning an interest of 5% or greater, from whom he or she has received
a Belmar campaign contribution and/or another elected office campaign
contribution cumulatively in excess of $300 during that calendar year;
(2) each and every Belmar alcoholic beverage licensee and other alcoholic
beverage licensee who has contributed any amount; (3) each and every
professional who has contributed in any amount; and (4) each and every
pass-through campaign contribution, regardless of amount, he or she
has received from any political action committee, County or municipal
committee or political club, or from any election fund relating to
any public question or from any election fund of any candidate for
an office other than any elected office of the Borough of Belmar.
c.
Each and every campaign committee for a candidate for any elected office within the Borough of Belmar shall, in addition to the requirements of Section 9-8a, file with the Borough Clerk a true and correct copy of each and every campaign contribution received which is less than the amount required to be reported to the ELEC Commission and shall be filed no later than the date that the said report is due to be filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Said information is to be filed with the Borough Clerk on the same reporting form used to report campaign contributions to the ELEC Commission. Each filing shall also be accompanied with the supplemental certification required by Section 9-8b.
[Ord. No. 2004-14 § 2; Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3; Ord. No. 2011-06 § 1]
Any vendor, major developer, minor developer, development professional, Belmar alcoholic beverage licensee, and any candidate or elected official may cure a campaign contribution made in excess of the limits set forth in Sections 9-5 or 9-6 of this Chapter as follows:
a.
Any vendor, major developer, minor developer, development professional, Belmar alcoholic beverage licensee and other alcoholic beverage licensee may cure a campaign contribution made in excess of the limits set forth in Sections 9-5 or 9-6 of this Chapter, and any candidate or elected official may cure any such contribution, if, within 30 days after the receipt of the campaign contribution, the said vendor, major developer, minor developer, development professional, Belmar alcoholic beverage licensee and other alcoholic beverage licensee, or the candidate or elected official who originally received the said contribution, notifies the Chief Financial Officer in writing that it has received a reimbursement or made a reimbursement in the case of a candidate or elected official, of a contribution in excess of that allowed in Sections 9-5 or 9-6, and by attaching a true and correct copy of the check received in reimbursement, or issued in reimbursement in the case of a candidate or elected official.
b.
After the effective date of Ordinance No. 2011-06, being April 27, 2011, any candidate or elected official who has received written notification, or has been notified during the public comment section of a public meeting, of the receipt of a contribution in excess of that allowed in Sections 9-5 or 9-6 or is in violation of any other provision of Chapter 9 may cure said violation within 30 days of such notice by reimbursing the contribution as provided for in Section 9-9a and/or complying with any other provision of Chapter 9.
c.
Any candidate or elected official who has received any campaign contribution in excess of that allowed in Sections 9-5 or 9-6 or is in violation of any other provision of Chapter 9 at any time prior to the effective date of Ordinance No. 2011-06, being April 27, 2011, may cure such a violation within 30 days after the effective date of Ordinance No. 2011-06 being not later than May 27, 2011, by reimbursing the contribution as provided for in Section 9-9a and/or complying with any other provision of Chapter 9.
[Ord. No. 2007-14 § I]
Any campaign committee for a candidate for any elected office within the Borough of Belmar which has not filed the required reports and supplemental certifications required by Section 9-8 shall be fined $250, and the candidate shall be subject to the restrictions in Section 9-5 if the candidate is elected to office until Section 9-8 is complied with and the penalty is paid.
