As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CANDIDATE
A.
Any individual seeking election to a public office of the federal, state,
county, or municipal government, or school district or political party; and
B.
Any individual who shall have been elected or failed of election to
any such office.
MUNICIPALITY
The government of the Township, including any officer, department,
board, commission, or agency, thereof.
MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE AND APPOINTEE
Any person holding elective municipal office or holding an appointed
position in the municipal government, or in any agency, commission, board
or office thereof, whether the position is full-time or part-time, compensated
or uncompensated, and any employee of municipal government or of any municipal
agency, commission, board or office thereof, whether the position is full-time
or part-time.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
Any loans and transfers of money or other things of value to any
candidate, elected official, official, or representative of any political
organization, or other commitments or assumptions of liability to make any
such transfer. Political contributions shall be deemed to have been made upon
the date when such commitment is made or liability assumed.
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
Any two or more persons acting jointly, or any corporation, partnership
or other incorporated or unincorporated association which is organized to,
or does, aid or promote the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate
or candidates for federal, state, county, municipal or school board office
or political party office. "Political organization" includes, but is not limited
to, organizations defined in N.J.S.A. 19:44A-3 as a "political committee,"
"joint candidates committee," "continuing political committee," "political
party committee," "candidate committee" or "legislative leadership committee."
PUBLIC PROPERTY
All personal property owned, leased or controlled by the municipal
government, including but not limited to vehicles, phones, fax machines, computers,
stationery, including municipal letterhead, postage and other office equipment.
SOLICIT
To ask for, by oral or written communication, a contribution, a contribution
as that term is defined herein.
[Amended 4-12-2006 by Ord. No. 20-2006]
Violation of any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a minimum fine of $100 or a maximum of $2,000 or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service not exceeding
90 days. Each and every violation shall be considered a separate violation.
Any person who is convicted of violating the provisions of this chapter within
one year of the date of a previous violation and who was fined for the previous
violation may be sentenced by the Court to an additional fine as a repeat
offender. The additional fine imposed as a repeat offender shall not be less
than the minimum or exceed the maximum fine provided herein, and same shall
be calculated separately from the fine imposed for the violation of this chapter.