Resolutions - Jersey City

t"è:Y~ i(9/1/2009) Aida Sanchez - C.271, Jersey City OEM.pdfiL ïl'.1t l\.~m.lllrilfA\i, (~~N'lI\tl\:tllll'l\t~N ~~i3flIJ~Sm~i\l: l\ll~mWI\C: a)) ir ïiÏil' (e;l \l :; 'h~ v Ii' ¡I¡ili ~ '~.íil)l G'îi:Ü (l) tiil ~~Business entities (contn¡ctoIS) n?cciving contracts from a pnhlk ag,?ncy that at'" NOT awarded pursu,mt Ina "fair and open" process (detinet! at N...s.A. 19:44A-20.7) are subject to the provisions or P.L. 2005. c.271, s.2 (N...S.A. 19:44A-20.26). This law provides thai 10 days prior \0 the award of such a contracl, thecontractor shall disclose contrihutions to:any State. county, or municipal coinmiiiee of a political pari)'any legislative leadership commiiiee'any conlinuing political committee (a,k.a., political action coniiiiiiiee)any candidate committee of a candidate for, or holder of, an elective oftce:o oíthe public entity awarding the contracto ofihat county in whieh that public entity is locateda of another public entity within that countyo or of a legislative district in which that public entity is localed or. when thepublic entity is a county, of any legislativc district which includes all or partofthc couiiyThe disclosure must list repoi1able contribniions to any of the the committees contract. that See exceed t!JS,,\" $300 19:'41\-8 per election andcycle ihat were made durin~ the 12 months prior to award of19:44A-16 lor more details on reportable coniributions.NJ.S.A. 19:44A-20.26 itemizes the parties from whom eouiribiiions musl be disclosed when a businesscntity is not 11 natural person. This includcs thc following: more than 10% of the jlrotits or assetsindividuals with an "interest'. ownership or control ofof 11 business emily or IÜ% of the stock in the case ofa business entiiythat is a corporationfor profital\ principals, partners. ollcers, or directors of the bU5incss entity or their spousesany subsidiaries directly or indirectly controlled by the business entityIRS Code Scction 527 Ncw .lrsey 11âscd organizations. dircctly or indirectly controlled bythe business entity and tiling as coniimiing poliiical coniiiiiuees. (I'ACs).When the business entity is a natural person, "a coniribiiion by that person's spouse or child, re5idingtherewith. shall be deemed to be a contribution hy the business entity." IN,.I.S.A. 19:44A-20.26(b)) Thecontributor must be listed on the disclosure.Any business entity thai fails to comply with the disclosure provisions shall be subject to a line imposedby ELEC in an amount to bc dcteniiincd by thc Coiiiiiission which may be based upon the amount thatthe business entity tàilcd to rcport.the contractor in identifying those public agencies whoseThe enclosed list of a~encies is provided to assistelecicd ofteial and/or candidate campaign committces arc affccted by the disclosltre requirement. 11 is thecontractor's responsibilty to ideniify the specific coiiimittees to which contributions may have been madeand need to be disclosed. TIie disclosed infoniiation may eXceed the iiininiimirequireiicnt.The cnclosed tonn, a content-consistent làcsil)ii1c, or an elcctronic data tilc containing the rcquircd details(along with a signed cover sheet) may be used as the contractor's submission and is disclosable to thepOblic under the Open Public Recorcls Act.Thc contractor must also complete the attachcd Stockholder Disclosure Ccrtiiication. This will assist theagency iii meeting its o1?ligations under the law. NOTE: This section does not :i(lply to Board ofEducation contl:iets.. N.J.S.A. 19:44A-3(s): "The term "legislative leadership committee" means a committee the Senate, established, ihe Speaker authorized oftÌle10the Senate, thc Minority Leadcr ofhe cstablishcd, or dcsignated by the Presidcnt ofGenerali\sSeiiblY or the Miiioiily Leader of the General Assembly pursuant to section 16 of r.L.1993, c.GS(C.19:44A-1 q.l) for the purpose of receiving contribuiions and .making expenditures."