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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE LEAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, DIVISION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40:20-1
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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, the State of New Jersey has appropriated funds for Shared Services and School District Consolidation and Implementation Grants to assist local units with the study, development, and implementation of new shared and regional services; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services (“DLGS”) is tasked with administering these grant funds through the Local Efficiency Achievement Program (“LEAP”); and
WHEREAS, LEAP Implementation Grants exist to support costs associated with shared services implementation to ensure meaningful efficiency generating initiatives are not hindered by short term transitional expenses; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Boroughs of Bloomingdale, Haledon, Hawthorne, Ringwood, and Totowa desire to enter into a shared services agreement to provide a fiber-optics internet service at various municipal facilities which will benefit the residents of the aforementioned municipalities (as well as any other municipalities that may henceforth elect to participate in such shared services agreement), but face certain expenses associated with implementation that present a burden to the local units; and
WHEREAS, the participating local units desire to apply for a LEAP Implementation Grant in the amount of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00), and the County has agreed to apply for same on behalf of itself and the participating municipalities; and
WHEREAS, if awarded, the County will allocate funds from the Implementation Grant to help cover implementation costs with the provision of a fiber optics internet service at various municipal facilities within participating municipalities; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the December 18, 2024 meeting of the Administration and Finance Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic authorizes the County of Passaic to apply for a LEAP Implementation Grant in the amount of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00).
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to 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.
NB December 30, 2024