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RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING MICHAEL COSCIA TO THE PASSAIC COUNTY TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR A FOUR (4) YEAR TERM, COMMENCING ON NOVEMBER 1, 2024 AND EXPIRING ON NOVEMBER 1, 2028, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 18A:54-16
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (“County”) is a body politic and corporate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1 and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (“Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:54-11, et seq., the Board established the Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools (“PCTVS”), offering comprehensive academics, diverse career and technical programs, and character-building extracurricular activities to Passaic County high school students; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:54-16, the PCTVS Board of Education is comprised of the County Superintendent of Schools and four (4) persons to be appointed by the Director of the Board, with the advice and consent of the Board; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the law, annually during the month of October a member or members, as the case may be, of the PCTVS Board of Education shall be appointed to serve for a term of four (4) years, and thereafter until the appointment and qualification of his respective successor, to take the place of the member or members, as the case may be, whose term or terms shall expire on November 1 then next ensuing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:54-17, each member of the PCTVS Board of Education shall be a citizen and resident of the County and shall have been such citizen and resident for at least three (3) years immediately preceding his becoming a member of same, and if he shall cease to be a resident of the County, their membership in said board shall cease; and
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2018, the Board approved Resolution No. R20180689, appointing Michael Coscia to the PCTVS Board of Education for a four (4) year term, beginning on November 1, 2016 and terminating on October 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2021, the Board passed Resolution No. R20211130, reappointing Mr. Coscia to the PCTVS Board of Education for a four (4) year term, commencing on November 1, 2020 and expiring on October 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Board is recommending reappointment of Mr. Coscia to the PCTVS Board of Education for a term, as prescribed under the law, and submitting his reappointment to the Board for advice and consent of same; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Coscia meets the qualifications to serve on the PCTVS Board of Education, as set forth in N.J.S.A. 18A:54-17; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the September 25, 2024 Administration & Finance Committee meeting, and is being recommended to the Board for approval; and
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:54-16, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic hereby reappoints Michael Coscia to the Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools Board of Education for a four (4) year term, commencing on November 1, 2024 and expiring November 1, 2028.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Board, County Counsel, County Administrator, and Director of the Board are authorized to take any action necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
SF October 8, 2024