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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF PASSAIC TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PATERSON AND THE COUNTY OF BERGEN WITH REGARD TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE RYAN WHITE COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESOURCE EMERGENCY ACT.
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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 “Board”) are vested with decision making powers on behalf of the County; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health Services (hereafter “Department”) is responsible for protecting and promoting the health of approximately 525 residents from the 16 Municipalities in the County; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau (hereafter “H.R.S.A.”) notified the Counties of Passaic and Bergen that funds are available to metropolitan areas with very high numbers and/or rates of AIDS cases for outpatient and ambulatory services; and
WHEREAS, H.R.S.A. determined that both Passaic and Bergen Counties are collectively designated as a Transitional Grant Area (hereafter “T.G.A.”) disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic and therefore, eligible to apply for grant funding; and
WHEREAS, the governmental agencies within the TGA are expected to cooperate with the provisions of an Intergovernmental Agreement and pick an entity, that being the City of Paterson, to administer the grant funding, as well as devise a comprehensive plan to serve the needs of persons infected with AIDS/HIV with these areas; and
WHEREAS, the County previously entered into an agreement with the City of Paterson and County of Bergen for the administration of the Ryan White Part A Program that covers two-year contract terms, and which provide for two-year renewals of the Agreement, and the parties desire to renew and enter into a two-year Agreement under the same terms and conditions; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the September 3, 2024, meeting of the Health and Human Services and is being recommended to the Board for approval; and
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic authorized the execution of the aforesaid Intergovernmental Agreement which shall run from June 2024 to May 2026; and
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, the Director and Clerk to the Board as well as the Director of the Health Department/Health Services hereby are authorized to execute the within Agreement.
JDP September 10, 2024