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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ACCEPT THE NOTICE OF AWARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT - ALLOCATION OF WORKFIRST NEW JERSEY FUNDS FOR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2025, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40:20-1, ET SEQ.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “County”) is a government body incorporated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1, et seq. and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 the Board of County Commissioners for the County of Passaic (hereafter the “Board”) are vested with decision-making powers on behalf of the County; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Human Services (hereafter “Department”) is an umbrella social service agency concerned with planning and funding services for disadvantaged and homeless citizens; and
WHEREAS, in a letter dated June 7, 2024, copy attached, Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Urban Development for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act informed the County that it was eligible to accept the Notice of Award from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act - allocation of WorkFirst New Jersey funds for State Fiscal Year 2025, in the amount two million two hundred seventy-nine thousand dollars ($2,279,000.00) for a period starting July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the grant is available to the Department to provide rental assistance and administrative costs; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the July 9, 2024, meeting of the Health and Human Services Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval; and
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1, et seq., the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) hereby authorizes the Department of Human Services to accept the Notice of Award from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act the Notice of Award from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act - allocation of WorkFirst New Jersey funds for State Fiscal Year 2025, in the amount two million two hundred seventy-nine thousand dollars ($2,279,000.00) for a period starting July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025; and
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, Director of the Board, County Counsel, and Director of the Department of Human Services are authorized to take any other steps necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
JDP July 16, 2024