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RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE PASSAIC COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ENTERING INTO VARIOUS EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION CONTRACTS IN RESPONSE TO THE SUSPENSION OF SNAP BENEFITS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.3 OF THE PASSAIC COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “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 (hereafter “Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, on October 31, 2025, New Jersey Governor Phillip Murphy signed Executive Order No. 402, declaring a state of emergency due to the imminent suspension of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) benefits; and
WHEREAS, SNAP provides food assistance to low-income individuals and families to supplement their grocery budgets so that they can afford the nutritious food essential to their health and well-being, including approximately 78,000 people in Passaic County; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6 provides that during times of emergency any contract may be negotiated or awarded for a contracting unit without public advertising for bids and bidding when an emergency affecting the public health, safety or welfare requires the immediate delivery of goods or the performance of services; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 5.3 of the Passaic County Administrative Code which sets forth emergency powers, the County Administrator is empowered to enter contracts for goods or services needed to preserve the health, safety and welfare of the public, subject to ratification of the Board; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6 and the emergency powers vested in him, the County Administrator has entered various emergency food distribution contracts in response to the imminent suspension of SNAP benefits, as outlined in the attached memoranda, which are attached to and made part of this Resolution, in a total amount not to exceed five hundred twenty-four thousand dollars ($524,000.00); and
WHEREAS, funds are available in any account that may be deemed appropriate by the Chief Financial Officer or his designee, and the availability of funds has been contingently certified by the Chief Financial Officer subject to sufficient funds being appropriated by the Board in the 2025 and/or subsequent years’ County budget(s), which is attached to and made part of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the matter has been considered by the Administration and Finance Committee and is being recommended to the Board for ratification.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6 and section 5.3 of the Passaic County Administrative Code, the action taken by the County Administrator entering various emergency food distribution contracts in response to the imminent suspension of SNAP benefits, as outlined in the attached memoranda, which are attached to and made part of this Resolution, in a total amount not to exceed five hundred twenty-four thousand dollars ($524,000.00).
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that all payments for the goods provided and services performed under this contract shall be paid in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6(b).
NB November 17, 2025