Mr. Robert Hermansen, Chair
Freeholder Pay-to-Play Committee
Bergen County Board of Freeholders
One Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076
Dear Mr. Hermansen:
The Leonia Democratic Municipal Committee wishes to urge you to vigorously continue your efforts to enact pay-to-play reform in Bergen County. Severing the link between government contracts and campaign contributions is a very important and necessary step toward reducing corruption.
The "fair and open process" is a major contradiction to any real reform, and would continue business as usual. It is estimated that more than 200 county contracts per year could take advantage of this "loophole," and be exempt from the reformed rules. We urge you to eliminate this exemption.
Bob Leap
Chairman
Leonia DMC
