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Ordinance requires the city to make public notices, agendas, and records available in electronic form in the City Clerks office as well as on the Hoboken City website.
Ordinance requires that the city award all contracts or agreements to outside consultants for the provision of professional services on the basis of competitive negotiation.
Redevelopment Pay-to-Play Reform
“POG” - is a nonpartisan, political committee dedicated to:
Promotion of open, accountable and transparent municipal government.
Active participation of Hoboken residents in municipal affairs.
Curbing the undue influence of campaign contributions on public policy.
2004 REFORM ORDINANCE PACKAGE
In 2004, POG created a package of reform ordinances, in cooperation with New Jersey Common Cause and the Center for Civic Responsibility, with the intent of reducing the amount of money in municipal elections, and leveling the playing field among municipal candidates, as well as among developers seeking variances or redevelopment contracts, and entities seeking no-bid professional services contracts with the city. The purpose of the reform package was to lower the cost of professional service contracts, improve the quality of services provided to Hoboken, and increase the publics knowledge of, and trust in, government.
Electronic Accessibility of Public Information
Competitive Negotiations for
Professional Services Contracts
Developer Contribution Disclosure Statement
Ordinance requires developers before the City Zoning or Planning boards, or taking part in redevelopment processes, to disclose contributions made to city officers and political candidates.
Public Contracting Reform
Ordinance restricts the amount of campaign contributions that are permitted to be made to Hoboken politicians by professional services entities that have contracts with or seek to obtain contracts from the city.
2007 ORDINANCES
Public Contracting Reform
Not a new ordinance, actually, but better and more comprehensive than the previous law.
Ordinance prohibits developers who engage in redevelopment activities from contributing to local candidates and political parties. This will help reduce the amount of influence developers have in creating and defining our redevelopment zones.
2008 ORDINANCE
Amending the Professional Services Contract
Designates compliance officer who will create and make public a list of
no-bid professional contractors and redevelopers with contracts or agreement with the city of Hoboken; who will receive and check local ELEC filings for compliance with reform ordinances; who will receive anD investigate complaints from public; and who will report regularly to the City Council on the status of any investigations or complaints.
People for Open Government
P.O. Box 1554
Hoboken, NJ 07030
