PARIS PROPOSES TOUGH NEW PAY-TO-PLAY BAN

PARIS PROPOSES TOUGH NEW PAY-TO-PLAY BAN

Says Voters Support Changing the Way Business is Done in Delran 

(DELRAN, NJ) –  A mere week after receiving a powerful mandate from Delran voters to become their next mayor, Mayor-elect and Councilman Ken Paris today proposed a tough new pay-to play ban for contractors doing work for the township, saying it’s time to change the way business is done in Delran.

“Last week, Delran voters said loud and clear that it’s time for change,” said Paris.  “Today, I’m proposing the toughest pay-to-play ordinance in Delran’s history, sending a clear message that business as usual is over.”

“This comprehensive pay-to-play ordinance protects the public’s interest, not the special interests,” said Paris.

Under Paris’ proposal, modeled after Common Cause’s model ordinance, contractors doing business in Delran would be prohibited from contributing more than $300 to municipal candidates, $300 to local political party committees, and $500 to county political parties.  Individuals who violate the ordinance, or try to circumvent it, would be banned from receiving no-bid contracts for 4 years.

The ordinance would be prospective, going into effect on the date the council adopts it.

“It’s time that Delran join the other 75 municipalities throughout the state that have enacted comprehensive pay-to-play reform,” said Paris.  “This reform proposal is just the beginning of many more to come.  This community is ready for change.”

Paris and his running mates, Gary Catrambone and John Moran, were elected last Tuesday by the voters of Delran, receiving sixty percent of the overall vote.  Paris, Catrambone and Moran campaigned on a reform agenda, calling themselves “Change for Delran’s Future.”

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