[Ord. #84-27, § 6.1; Ord. #86-31, § 6.1]
Every officer or employee shall, upon termination, deliver forthwith
to his successor or, if there be no successor, to the Business Administrator,
all monies, papers, books, memoranda, accounts and data pertaining
to his office.
[Ord. #84-27, § 6.2; Ord. #86-31, § 6.2]
Every officer and employee whose compensation is established
on a full-time basis shall devote his entire time during business
hours to the duties of his office.
It is the policy of the City of Ocean City to create regulations
stating that a professional business entity which makes political
contributions to elected officials who are responsible for awarding
professional service contracts shall be ineligible to receive a public
professional service contract from the City of Ocean City.
[Ord. # 05-13, § 2]
CITY COUNCIL
Shall mean the Governing Body of the City of Ocean City.
MAYOR
Shall mean the Mayor of the City of Ocean City.
PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS ENTITY
Shall mean an individual, including an individual spouse
and any child living at home, person, firm, corporation, professional
corporation, partnership, organization or association that is seeking
a professional services contract with the City of Ocean City. The
definition of a professional business entity also includes all principals
who own ten (10%) percent or more of the equity in the corporation
or business trust, partners, and officers in the aggregate employed
by the entity as well as any subsidiaries directly controlled by the
business entity.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT
Shall mean those contracts awarded for professional services
as defined by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2(6) and 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i).
[Ord. # 05-13, § 2]
Any contribution of money or any other thing of value, including
in-kind contributions, made by a professional business entity to any
candidate for the office of Mayor or Council in the City of Ocean
City, or municipal or county party committee or PAC referenced in
this section shall not be deemed a violation of this section, as shall
any agreement for property, goods, or services of any kind whatsoever,
if that contribution was made by the professional business entity
prior to the effective date of this section.