[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners (now City
Council) of the City of Atlantic City 12-21-1978 by Ord. No. 84-1978. (On July 1, 1982, the City of Atlantic City changed its form of
government from a Board of Commissioners to a Mayor-Council in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq. Therefore, all references to Board
of Commissioners within this chapter were changed to City Council.)
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Administration of government — See Ch. 4.
There is hereby created a Commission, to be known as the "Human
Relations Commission," which shall consist of not less than seven
nor more than 15 members, to be appointed by the Mayor of the City
of Atlantic City, all to serve without compensation.
All appointments to the Commission shall be for a term of three
years, except that upon the original organization of the Commission,
one-third of the membership shall be appointed for a term of one year,
one-third of the commissioners for a term of two years and one-third
of the commissioners and any odd number for a term of three years.
Thereafter, the term of each member shall be for three years, and
each commissioner shall serve until his successor is duly appointed
and qualified. Any unexpired term shall be for the unexpired term
of said commissioner only.
The Mayor shall designate the Chairman of said Human Relations
Commission, who shall serve as Chairman for the period of his appointment,
and the Human Relations Commission shall select a Vice Chairman and
such other officers from its members as the Human Relations Commission
may determine.
A.
The Human Relations Commission shall act in an advisory capacity
to the City Council of the City of Atlantic City and shall attempt
to foster, through community effort or otherwise, good will, cooperation
and conciliation among the groups and elements of the inhabitants
of the community and make recommendations to the Mayor and the City
Council for the development of policies and procedures in general
and for programs of formal and informal education that will aid and
eliminate all types of discrimination based on, but not limited to,
race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry or age. The Human Relations
Commission shall perform such functions as are more particularly set
forth in the statute of the State of New Jersey known as the "Law
Against Discrimination" (N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq.).
B.
The Human Relations Commission shall, in conjunction with and in
cooperation with other city departments and state and federal agencies,
develop programs that will promote the health, education, welfare,
employment, economics, recreation and the total prosperity of all
segments of the people of the City of Atlantic City.
The Human Relations Commission shall make an annual report,
in December, to the Mayor and City Council of its activities and make
such recommendations periodically as may be necessary to carry out
the purposes of this chapter.
