151-22 Authorizing Professional Services Agreement with Essex Regional Health Commission for Outreach Coordinator.pdf

151-22 June 14, 2022 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Local Public Health (the “OLPH”) advertised for a non-competitive grant funding opportunity for Strengthening Local Public Health Capacity (the “Local Health Grant”); and WHEREAS, the Local Health Grant offers funding for local health departments to boost their respective public health capacities; and WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) is a recipient of the Local Health Grant for 2022/2023; and WHEREAS, the Township seeks to utilize funds from the Local Health Grant to hire mandatory full-time Local Health Outreach Coordinator (LHOC), full-time Infectious Disease Preparedness Generalist (IDPG) and two part-time LHOC support staff to assure progress report requirements are met and to provide other assistance as appropriate for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023; WHEREAS, the Township seeks to enter into another contract with ERHC utilizing funds awarded via the Local Public Health Capacity Program 2023, pursuant to the Professional Services Agreement annexed hereto as Exhibit “A” (the “Agreement”). NOW, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, that the Township be and is hereby authorized to retain Essex Regional Health Commission (“ERHC”) to hire and manage a mandatory full-time Local Health Outreach Coordinator (LHOC), full-time Infectious Disease Preparedness Generalist (IDPG) and two part-time LHOC support staff to assure progress report requirements are met