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RESOLUTION ACCEPTING GRANT AWARD FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FY-2024, 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 “Board”) are vested with decision-making powers on behalf of the County; and
WHEREAS, the County submitted the Annual Action Plan for the period of FY 2024 (September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025) to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (hereafter “USHUD”); and
WHEREAS, the Board adopted Resolution R-24-0596 on June 25, 2024 authorizing the Planning and Economic Development Department to submit an application to the USHUD for financial assistance in the amount of nine hundred eighty-nine thousand one hundred fifty-nine and 00/100 ($989,159.00) dollars to fund the Passaic County Community Development Block Grant Program for FY 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Board is desirous of accepting the aforesaid grant funds; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the August 28, 2024, meeting of the Planning and Economic Development Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval;
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 et seq., that the Board of County Commissioners for the County of Passaic hereby accepts from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development the grant award in the amount of nine hundred eighty-nine thousand one hundred fifty-nine and 00/100 ($989,159.00) dollars for the Passaic County FY 2024 Community Development Block Grant Program; and
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Commissioner Director and Clerk to the Board, as well as the Director of Economic Development, are hereby authorized to act as the authorized representatives of the County of Passaic and to execute all necessary documents and certifications on behalf of the County of Passaic.
JDP September 10, 2024