The Bloomfield Commission on Civil Rights be and is hereby created
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:5-10.
[Amended 4-24-2017 by Ord. No. 17-21]
The Bloomfield Commission on Civil Rights shall be composed
of nine members appointed by the Mayor; seven representative citizens
serving without compensation who shall be entitled to vote, and two
liaisons, one of whom shall be a member of the Township Council and
another who shall be a member of the Police Department, who shall
be nonvoting members. These appointees shall be called "Commissioners."
The Mayor shall also designate the Chair.
All appointments to the Commission on Civil Rights shall be
for a term of three years, excepting that, upon the original organization
of the Commission, each Commissioner shall be appointed and continued
in the term that they are presently serving. In the event of the death
or resignation of any Commissioner, their successor shall be appointed
to serve for the unexpired term for which such Commissioner had been
appointed. Each Commissioner shall serve until their successor is
duly appointed and qualifies. The Commission shall select one or more
Vice Chairs and a Secretary from its numbers and fill such other offices
as it may determine. It is empowered to adopt rules for the government
of its business and for its procedure as it may determine consistent
with law.
The Commission shall make an annual report of its activities
to the Mayor and Township Council and shall periodically make such
recommendations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this
article.