It is the public policy of the City of Rahway to provide equal employment and business opportunity for all persons, partnerships, companies and corporations and to prohibit discrimination in employment and business practices because of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation or physical or mental impairment, and to promote to the full realization equal employment and business opportunity through a positive and continuing program within each department, division, agency or component of the City of Rahway. This policy of equal employment and business opportunity shall apply to every contractor, subcontractor or bidder holding or seeking a public contract with the City of Rahway and is intended to provide minority businesses in the City of Rahway equal opportunity to participate in the filling of the City of Rahway's nonbid purchase orders up to legal nonbid limit. The policy of equal employment opportunity applies to every aspect of municipal employment policy and practice.
There shall be an Affirmative Action Officer responsible for implementing the City of Rahway's Affirmative Action Policy who shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of four years coterminous with the term of the Mayor.