It is the public policy of the City of Rahway to provide equal
employment and business opportunity for all persons, partnerships,
companies and corporations and to prohibit discrimination in employment
and business practices because of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry,
national origin, sexual orientation or physical or mental impairment,
and to promote to the full realization equal employment and business
opportunity through a positive and continuing program within each
department, division, agency or component of the City of Rahway. This
policy of equal employment and business opportunity shall apply to
every contractor, subcontractor or bidder holding or seeking a public
contract with the City of Rahway and is intended to provide minority
businesses in the City of Rahway equal opportunity to participate
in the filling of the City of Rahway's nonbid purchase orders up to
legal nonbid limit. The policy of equal employment opportunity applies
to every aspect of municipal employment policy and practice.
There shall be an Affirmative Action Officer responsible for
implementing the City of Rahway's Affirmative Action Policy who shall
be appointed by the Mayor for a term of four years coterminous with
the term of the Mayor.