No contribution of money or any other thing
of value, including in-kind contributions, made by a redeveloper to
any Township of Ewing candidate for Mayor or Council or to any political
action committee shall be deemed a violation of this section, nor
shall an agreement for redevelopment projects of any kind whatsoever
be disqualified thereby if that contribution or agreement was made
by the redeveloper prior to the effective date of this article.
A redeveloper or municipal candidate or officeholder or municipal or county party committee or PAC referenced in this article may cure a violation of §
59-1 of this article, if, within 30 days after the general election, the redeveloper notifies the Township Council in writing and seeks and receives reimbursement of a contribution from the municipal candidate or municipal or county political party or PAC referenced in this article.
[Added 7-25-2006
by Ord. No. 06-26]
No redevelopment contract shall be entered without
submission by the redeveloper of a contribution disclosure statement.
For purposes of this article, "contribution disclosure statement"
means a list specifying the amount, date and recipient of any and
all contributions made to or on behalf of any candidate, candidates'
committee, joint candidates' committee, political committee, continuing
political committee or political party committee of, or pertaining
to, the Township of Ewing, up to two years prior to filing a redevelopment
or variance application and for two years after the completion of
the redevelopment project.