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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PASSAIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT SFY25 ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES TO REDUCE INSTANCES OF VIOLENCE AND ESCALATION (ARRIVE) TOGETHER CRITICAL INCIDENT MODEL GRANT, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40:20-1
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereinafter the “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 Commissioner of the County of Passaic (hereinafter the “Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office (hereinafter “PCPO”) seeks permission to apply for and accept SFY 25 Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (Arrive) Together Critical Incident Model Grant, issued by the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, beginning on October 1, 2024 and ending on March 31, 2025, to engage a mental health professional in its Critical Incident Model in an amount not to exceed one hundred twenty-six thousand eight hundred dollars ($126,800.00); and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed on November 12, 2024, at the Law and Public Safety Committee Meeting and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 that the Board of County Commissioners for the County of Passaic hereby authorizes the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office to apply for and accept the SFY 25 Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (Arrive) Together Critical Incident Model Grant, issued by the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, beginning on October 1, 2024 and ending on March 31, 2025, to engage a mental health professional in its Critical Incident Model in an amount not to exceed one hundred twenty-six thousand, eight hundred dollars ($126,800.00).
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office shall use the funds received for the purposes described in the application submitted for same.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, County Counsel, County Administrator, Prosecutor, and Director of the Board of County Commissioners are authorized to execute an agreement and take any other steps necessary to carry out the purpose of this resolution.
PCR November 18, 2024