It shall be a breach of the terms of the Borough's
professional service agreement or agreement for goods or services
for a business entity to:
A. Make or solicit a contribution in violation of this
article;
B. Knowingly conceal or misrepresent a contribution given
or received;
C. Make or solicit contributions through intermediaries
for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting the source of the
contribution;
D. Make or solicit any contribution on the condition
or with the agreement that it will be contributed to a campaign committee
of any candidate or holder of the public office in the Borough of
Franklin Lakes;
E. Engage or employ a lobbyist or consultant with the
intent or understanding that such lobbyist or consultant would make
or solicit any contribution which, if made or solicited by the business
entity itself, would subject that entity to the restrictions of this
article;
F. Fund contributions made by third parties, including
consultants, attorneys, family members, and employees;
G. Engage in any exchange of contributions to circumvent
the intent of this article; or
H. Directly or indirectly, through or by any other person
or means, do any act which would subject that entity to the restrictions
of this article.
No contribution of money or any other thing
of value, including in-kind contributions, made by a professional
business entity to any municipal candidate for Mayor or Council, or
municipal or county party committee or PAC referenced in this article,
shall be deemed a violation of this article, nor shall an agreement
for property, goods, or services, of any kind whatsoever, be disqualified
thereby, if that contribution was made by the professional business
entity prior to the effective date of this article.
A professional business entity or Borough candidate or officeholder or municipal or county party committee or PAC referenced in this article may cure a violation of §
101-23 of this article if, within 30 days after the contribution, the professional business entity notifies the Borough Council in writing and seeks and receives reimbursement of a contribution from the Borough candidate or municipal or county political party or PAC referenced in this article.
Any professional business entity which violates
any of the provisions of this article shall be disqualified from eligibility
for future Borough of Franklin Lakes contracts for a period of five
years from the date of violation.