150-22 Resolution - Reparations Task Force Model.pdf

5 WHEREAS, in line with the advocacy of the “Say the Word: Reparations” campaign, we call on the Senate President and the Speaker of the Assembly to hold committee hearings during Black History Month (February 2022) on the “New Jersey Reparations Task Force” bill, call on the Legislature to pass the “New Jersey Reparations Task Force” bill as soon as possible thereafter and then call on the Governor to sign the bill into law; and, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange that this body fully endorses the enactment of the “New Jersey Reparations Task Force” bill; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Municipal Clerk is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to the New Jersey Assembly and the New Jersey Senate, including the Township of West Orange’s local representatives of those bodies. ________________________________ Karen J. Carnevale Susan McCartney Township Clerk Council President Adopted: June 14, 2022