21-21 - Interlocal Services Agreement - Township and Dover Town re Financial Services.pdf

1 4818-9993-4680, v. 1 INTERLOCAL SERVICES AGREEMENT This INTERLOCAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") between the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, New Jersey, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey (the "Township"), and the Town of Dover in the County of Morris, New Jersey, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey (“Dover") with offices located at 37 North Sussex St., Dover, New Jersey, effective January 1, 2021. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Township and Dover have determined that it is in the best interests of the Township, Dover and the residents thereof for the Township and Dover to jointly provide for certain Financial Services (the "Work"); and WHEREAS, the cost of the work to Dover has been agreed upon to be $65,000.00 annually; and WHEREAS, the Township and Dover desire to set forth certain terms and conditions relating to the Work, the time frame, and the terms of payment by Dover for its cost of the Work; and WHEREAS, the Interlocal Services Act, N.J.S.A. 40:8A-1, et seq. authorizes and encourages municipalities to enter into contracts for the joint provision within their jurisdiction of any service that either party to the agreement is empowered to render within its own jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, municipalities are expressly authorized to work together for the provision of municipal services; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the citizens of the Township and Dover work together through this Interlocal Services Agreement to implement the Work for the benefit of each respective community; and WHEREAS, the Township has approved the execution of this Agreement by resolution adopted on January __, 2021, and Dover has approved the execution of this Agreement by resolution adopted on January __, 2021; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows: Section 1. The Township and Dover will act together in accordance with this Agreement to implement the Work for a total cost of $65,000.00 to Dover for the first year and to be escalated by two percent (2%) annual per year that this agreement remains in effect. These payments from Dover will be due to the Township in four (4) equal payments one January 15th, April 15th, July 15th and October 15th of each year this agreement remains in force to finance the cost of the Work. In the event the 15th of the month shall fall on a weekend or Holiday, the

ry 15th, April 15th, July 15th and October 15th of each year this agreement remains in force to finance the cost of the Work. In the event the 15th of the month shall fall on a weekend or Holiday, the payment shall be due on the next business day. Any payments made in accordance with this provision shall be deemed timely for the purposes of this Agreement.