[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Sea Bright as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-17-2004 by Ord. No. 16-2004]
The Borough of Sea Bright hereby requires the recipients of professional services contracts to disclose contributions in excess of $200 to candidates for, or holders of, public office within the Borough.
A. 
Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the municipality or any of its purchasing agents or agencies or those of its independent authorities shall not enter into an agreement or otherwise contract to procure services for professional services, as defined by statute, from any professional that has not filed the disclosure form with the Municipal Clerk. The disclosure form shall set forth contributions in excess of $200 to a campaign committee or candidate for office within the municipality or to any municipal party committee within one calendar year immediately preceding the date of the contract or agreement.
B. 
For purposes of this article, a "professional business entity" seeking a public contract means a person, firm, corporation, professional corporation, partnership, organization or association authorized by law to practice a recognized profession, whose practice is regulated by law, and the performance of which services requires knowledge of an advanced type in a particular field. The definition shall include all principals who own 10% or more 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. The definition shall also include any spouse or child, living at home, of a principal.
A. 
Prior to awarding any contract or agreement to procure professional services in excess of $5,000 with any professional business entity, the Borough or any of its purchasing agencies shall require a signed disclosure form from the professional, made under penalty of perjury, that the professional has disclosed contributions consistent with this article.
B. 
The certification required under this section shall be made prior to entry into the contract or agreement with the Borough and shall be in addition to any other certifications that may be required by any other provision of law. The professional business entity shall have a continuing duty to report contributions under this article that may occur subsequent to the execution of the disclosure form.
All Borough of Sea Bright professional service agreements shall provide that it shall be a breach of the terms of the government contract for the professional to violate this article.