[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council of the City of Clifton 8-3-2022 by Ord. No. 7753-22. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Pursuant to the provisions of New Jersey Statutes Annotated, N.J.S.A. 40:81-13, there is hereby created in the City of Clifton an Advisory Committee on Civil Rights, the members of which shall serve the Municipal Council without compensation in an advisory capacity in matters touching on or concerning civil rights.
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The name of the committee shall be: "Advisory Committee on Civil Rights.
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The Committee shall consist of up to 32 members to be appointed by the Municipal Council, three appointed Councilmembers and the City Manager. The three Councilmembers and City Manager shall be non-voting members. To the greatest extent possible, every effort shall be made to have a representative from each of the following contiguous neighborhoods within the City on the Committee: Albion, Allwood, Athenia, Botany/East, Clifton Center/Middle Village, Delawanna, Dutch Hill, Greglawn, Hazel, Knollwood, Lakeview, Maple Valley, Montclair Heights, Oakridge, Richfield, and Rosemawr.
[Amended 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 7803-23; 4-2-2024 by Ord. No. 7902-24]
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The term of each member shall be two years. In the event that a vacancy occurs, the vacancy shall be filled by the Municipal Council for the unexpired balance of the term. Members may be reappointed to the Committee by the Municipal Council to serve a second two-year term.
[Amended 4-2-2024 by Ord. No. 7902-24]
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Members who have served two consecutive terms on the Committee shall be come eligible for reappointment to the Committee two years after the completion of their second consecutive two-year term. In appointing members to the Committee, every effort will be made to appoint a diverse group of residents to ensure to the greatest extent practicable that all segments of Clifton's population are represented.
The Committee shall organize annually by the election of a Chairman from among its members. The Committee may hold regular and special meetings.
The Committee shall:
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Work cooperatively with other persons to eliminate discrimination and the result of past discrimination, to recommend ways and means of initiating and improving City government programs designed to eliminate discrimination or to remove the effects of past discrimination, to develop programs for coordination of community efforts to address problems involving tensions in the community and to make recommendations to the Municipal Council for the development of policies, procedures and programs that will aid in the prevention and elimination of all types of discrimination in Clifton.
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Obtain and disseminate on a City-wide basis information pertaining to civil rights.
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Gather and present to the Municipal Council such facts, information and data as may help and assist the Council in its deliberations pertaining to matters touching on or concerning civil rights.
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Submit annually to the Municipal Council a report on its activities for the preceding year.