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.
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]
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.
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.
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.
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.