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SPONSORED BY:
SECONDED BY:

CITY OF HOBOKEN
ORDINANCE NO.:

AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF HOBOKEN ABOLISHING THE

CONSTITUENT SERVICES CHAPTER 4 ARTICLE VI DIVISION OF
CONSTITUENT SERVICES

BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of Hoboken as follows:

Section 1. The Division of Constituent Services is hereby abolished.

Consistent

therewith, section 4-18 and 4-19 of Chapter 4 of the “Code of the City of Hoboken” entitled,

“Division of Constituent Services,”

Section 2. Section 4-18 of Chapter 4 of the "Code of the City of Hoboken” of

entitled “Established; functions, powers and duties” and Section 4-19 of Chapter 4 of the "Code

of the City of Hoboken” of entitled is hereby amended as follows (additions underlined and

deletions [bracketed]):

[Sec. § 4-18 . Established; functions, powers and duties.

There is hereby established in the Department of Administration a Division of Constituent

Services, which shall be responsible for the centralization of all citizens' and organizations'

complaints and inquiries on all aspects of City services and operations to enhance citizen

confidence in government by expediting the handling of complaints and inquiries in

coordination with the various departments of City government. Complaints and inquiries to be

coordinated through the Division of Constituent Services will include, but are not limited to, the

handling of counseling and referrals for social services, tenant assistance and education,

housing and employment inquiries, taxi and livery complaints, quality of life issues, violations

of City codes and general inquiries of City services available.]

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[§ 4-19. Staff.

The personnel staff in the Division of Constituent Services may include clerical, operational,

supervisory and managerial positions as deemed necessary within the budgetary limits

established by the Council.]

Section 3. All ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof inconsistent with this

ordinance are to be eliminated.

Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this

ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent

jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and

such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion thereof.

Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its final adoption and publication
as

provided for by law. The provisions hereof shall be applicable within the City of Hoboken upon

taking effect and shall become a part of the Hoboken Code once completed and adopted.

Meeting Date: May 6, 2020

Approved as to Legal Form:  Vetoed by the Mayor for the

following reasons:

Brian Aloia, Esq. Corporation Counsel

Adopted by the Hoboken City Council -or-

By a Vote of Yeas to Nays  Approved by the Mayor
On the day of , 2020 On the day of , 2020

James Farina, City Clerk Ravinder S. Bhalla, Mayor

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