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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DIGITAL INNOVATION LEARNING CENTER GRANT FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2027, 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, pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 113 P.L. 128, the Board established the Passaic County Workforce Development Board (“Workforce Development Board”) to develop and submit a comprehensive four-year local plan, and other conditions as stated therein, to aid in workforce activities in Passaic County; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has informed the County that it has been awarded grant funding in the amount of four hundred seventy-six thousand five hundred seventy-two dollars ($476,572.00) to support a Digital Innovation Learning Center in the Passaic County Workforce Development Area, for State Fiscal Year 2027, from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027; and
WHEREAS, the Digital Innovation Learning Center will be managed by the Workforce Development Board, and will offer services, including educational programming, to WFNJ, SNAP E&T, and WIOA Title I participants with an employment barrier documented in their IEP/ISS; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the September 30, 2026, meeting of the Health and Human Services 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, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic hereby authorizes the acceptance of a grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development in the amount of four hundred seventy-six thousand five hundred seventy-two dollars ($476,572.00) to support a Digital Innovation Learning Center in the Passaic County Workforce Development Area, for State Fiscal Year 2027, from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, Director of the Board, County Counsel, and Director of the Department are authorized to take any other steps necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
NB November 16, 2026