2631-21 Ordinance Revising the Provision Governing the Human Relations Commission.pdf

2631-21 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 2, SECTION 51 OF THE GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, ENTITLED “HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION” BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey that Chapter 2 Section 59 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: I. PURPOSE The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the provision of the Township Code governing the Human Relations Commission to remove the Commission from the Mayor’s Office allowing the Commission to operate independently to raise and address community concerns and engagement with the Mayor and Township Council, to add the positions of a Treasurer and Secretary to the enumerated list of officers established in the Township Code, and the update and modernize the purpose and duties of the Commission. II. CHAPTER 2, SECTION 51.1 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPERSEDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 2-51.1 Purpose. The Township recognizes and is committed to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Township community and seeks to promote these values through the Human Relations Commission (the "Commission"). The purpose of the Commission is to: (i) foster engagement among the diverse members of the Township community; (ii) offer meaningful educational programs to celebrate and preserve the cultural diversity of the Township community and to combat all types of discrimination; (iii) ensure and sustain safer and healthier relationships within the Township Community; (iv) promote the growth of local business through diversity, equity and inclusion; and (v) be responsive to the concerns of the diverse communities within the Township. III. CHAPTER 2, SECTION 51.2 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPERSEDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 2-51.2 Creation. There is hereby created the West Orange Human Relations Commission. IV. CHAPTER 2, SECTION 51.3 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPERSEDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 2-51.3 Membership.