The Mayor and Council hereby create the City of Rahway Social
Justice Commission.
A member shall not be permitted to act on any matter in which
they have either directly or indirectly any personal or financial
interest.
The Commission is established for the protection and promotion
of social justice within the territorial limits of the City, with
a focus on ensuring equal rights, equity, access, and participation
for all members of the City's population. The Commission shall have
the power to conduct research in these areas and may coordinate the
activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes, and
may advertise, prepare, print, and distribute books, maps, charts,
plans, and pamphlets which in its judgment it deems necessary for
its purposes.
The Commission shall keep records of its meetings and activities
and make an annual report to the governing body.
The Commission may appoint such clerks and other employees and
incur such expenses as it may from time to time require, providing
the same shall be within the limits of funds appropriated to it by
the governing body or otherwise available to it.
The Social Justice Commission shall have power to study and
make recommendations to the Mayor and governing body concerning equal
rights, equity, access, and participation for all members of the City's
population.