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ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 2, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND AGENCIES, PART2. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AGENCIES, SENIOR CITIZENS COMMISSION OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BY INCREASING THE MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION WHO SHALL SERVE STAGGERED TERMS. (25 MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE OF THE HONORARY CHAIRPERSON WHO SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE MAYOR AND SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE MAYOR AND SHALL DESIGNATE ONE OF THE TWENTH-FIVE MEMBERS TO SERVE AS VICE-CHAIRPERSON AT THE PLEASURE OF THE MAYOR AND INCREASING REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION TO BE HELD AT LEAST FOUR (4) TIMES A YEAR.
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark previously passed City Ordinance 2:2-72 et. seq., entitled "SENIOR CITIZENS COMMISSION"; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Mayor wishes to amend certain provisions of City Ordinance 2:2-72 et seq., as amended and supplemented.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AS FOLLOWS:
Note: deleted language is shown with a strike through it and new language is shown as underlined.
Section 1. Sections 2:2-72.2, 2:2-72.3 and 2:2-72.4 of the Newark Municipal Code are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
2:2-72.2 Memberships.
a. The Commission shall consist of the following: fifteen (15) twenty -five (25) members to be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Municipal Council. The Mayor, President of the Municipal Council and the Manager of the Division of Social Services Senior Citizen Affairs shall be members ex officio.
b. The Commission shall consist of representatives from various segments of the Newark community., preferably from the business and public sector, but not limited thereto. They should can be affiliated with senior citizen organizations and groups that concern themselves with the health, recreation, social, and other nee...
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