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Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing the Award of a Professional Services Agreement to the Law Office of Douglas Herring to Serve as the Public Defender for 2026 for an Amount Not to Exceed $57,500.00
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WHEREAS, the Municipality of Princeton ("Princeton") has a need for the services of a Public Defender; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the value of the contract will exceed $44,000; and
WHEREAS, the Law Office of Douglas Herring provided a proposal for these services for $600 per court session (one half day) for 2026 for an amount not to exceed $57,500.00; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law, Princeton may award a contract for professional services without public advertising for bids; and
WHEREAS, this contract is not being awarded as a "fair and open" contract as defined in N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.7; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5., the Municipality of Princeton may award a non-fair and open contract to a business entity if, during the preceding one-year period, that business entity has not made a contribution that is reportable by the recipient under P.L. 1973, c.83, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1 et seq. to any municipal committee of a political party in that municipality if a member of that political party is serving in an elective public office of that municipality when the contract is awarded or to any candidate committee of any person serving in an elective public office of that municipality when the contract is awarded; and
WHEREAS, the Law Office of Douglas Herring has completed and submitted the required pay-to-play forms which certify that the Law Office of Douglas Herring has not made any reportable contributions to a candidate committee in the Municipality of Princeton in the previous year, and that the contract will prohibit the Law Office of Douglas Herring from making any reportable contributions through the term of the contract; and
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