166-22 Authorizing Employee Advisory Services on a Per Session Basis - 2022.pdf

1 166-22 June 28, 2022 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) has established an Employee Assistance Program (“EAP”) through the State of New Jersey, Civil Service Commission, Employee Advisory Service (“EAS”); and WHEREAS, the Township wishes to continue the EAP for the 2023 Fiscal Year, which begins on July 1, 2022 and concludes on June 30, 2023, to provide Township employees with counseling services to enhance morale and performance and a series of other available services (“EAS Services”); and WHEREAS, the Township wishes to continue its participation in the EAP; and WHEREAS, the Township seeks to enter into a new agreement set forth in the proposed NJ Employee Advisory Service Agency Agreement (the “Agreement”), annexed hereto as Exhibit “A;” and WHEREAS, as per the Agreement, the Civil Service Commission will offer EAS Services on a “per session” basis for 301 Township employees for $150 per session and all workshops or emergency response services to be billed at $300 per initial session. THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Township Council authorizes the Business Administrator to execute, and the Township Clerk to witness an agreement with the EAS (annexed hereto as Exhibit “A”) to provide EAS Services for the 2023 Fiscal Year; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution and supporting documentation remain on file with the Township Clerk for inspection by the public. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C. Susan McCartney Township Clerk Council President Adopted: June 28, 2022 I hereby certify funds are available from: Account No. John Gross, Chief Financial Officer