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Borough of Highland Park, NJ
Middlesex County
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[Adopted 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 18-1976]
The Mayor and Council hereby create and reconstitute as a part of this Code the Public Information Commission.
A. 
The Public Information Commission shall be composed of nine at-large members, all of whom shall be residents of the Borough of Highland Park. The Mayor and Chair of said Commission shall also identify nonvoting liaisons representing the following agencies:
(1) 
Main Street Highland Park.
(2) 
Highland Park Public Library.
(3) 
HPTV.
(4) 
Highland Park Public Schools.
(5) 
Highland Park Police Department.
B. 
Each member shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council for a two-year term; however, four of the at-large members shall be appointed for a term of one year, and the remaining five at-large members shall be appointed for a term of two years.
The Public Information Commission shall provide advice and recommendations to the Mayor and Council to assist the governing body to better communicate with the residents of the Borough of Highland Park, making said residents aware of events, programs, requirements and other public issues. Said Commission shall assist the governing body concerning the development of a comprehensive public communications program for the Borough of Highland Park in order to advise and educate said residents with regard to various public events, programs, requirements and other public issues. The Commission shall also oversee and coordinate the efforts of the Cable Television Advisory Committee, the Highland Park Quarterly, the Borough of Highland Park website, the Borough of Highland Park e-mail system and any and all other modes of public communication utilized by the Borough of Highland Park.