(there was a small legal notice in today?s print JJ about the threshold increase. It has been going up every year. Below is the notice from last year. This years isn?t in the JC website yet. I put this years requested increases as they appear in the JJ in red)

(why do they increase every year and why are we letting these people contribute to candidates war chests?)

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Public Notice City of Jersey City


Pay to Play Ordinance Threshold Increase


The monetary thresholds of the Pay to Play Ordinance are: (i) a maximum of three hundred
twenty dollars ($320.00) ($330) per calendar year each for any purpose to any candidate or candidate committee for mayor or governing body, or five hundred twenty dollars ($520.00) ($530)per calendar year to any joint candidates committee for mayor or governing body, or three hundred twenty dollars ($320.00) ($330) per calendar year to a political committee or political party committee of the City of Jersey City; (ii) five hundred twenty dollars ($520.00) ($530)maximum per calendar year to a Hudson County political committee or political party committee; and (iii) five hundred twenty dollars ($520.00) ($530)maximum per calendar year to any PAC.

However, for each Business Entity party to a contract for Professional or Extraordinary Unspecified Services as defined in Subsection B(1), or engaged in negotiations for a contract defined in Subsection B(1), when such Business Entity's Contribution is aggregated with all "persons" defined in Subsection A(4) of "Definitions" above, by virtue of their affiliation to that Business Entity party, a maximum of two thousand six hundred dollars ($2,600.00) ($2,670) to all City of Jersey City candidates, candidate committees, joint candidate committees, and holders of public office having ultimate responsibility for the award of a contract, all City of Jersey City or Hudson County political committees and political party committees as described herein combined, without violating Subsection B(1) of this section.


Robert Byrne


(also could someone translate the above)