224-26 Authorizing MOU btwn TOWO and Essex Cty. - Installation and Maint. 4 LED Rapid Flashing Beacon- Gregory Ave..pdf

224-26 August 4, 2026 R E S O L U T I O N AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE AND THE COUNTY OF ESSEX WITH REGARDS TO THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FOUR (4) LED RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACONS (RRFB) ALONG GREGORY AVENUE WITHIN RIGHTS OF WAY BELONGING TO THE COUNTY OF ESSEX WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange desires to improve safety for residents and students along Gregory Avenue, an Essex County Road, (County Route 577) and its intersections with Mitchell Street and Gregory Place; and WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange wishes to install and maintain four (4) LED Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) within rights of way belonging to the County of Essex along Gregory Avenue (County Route 577) and its intersections with Mitchell Street and Gregory Place; and WHEREAS, the County of Essex requires that the Township of West Orange submit a certified copy of a resolution approved by the governing body of the Township of West Orange indicating that the Township of West Orange will hold the County of Essex harmless from any claims or actions of law directly resulting from the installation and maintenance of said four (4) LED Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons; and WHEREAS, Mayor Susan McCartney and her Administration support the request to install and maintain and further authorizes the Township of West Orange and its contractors to install and maintain four (4) LED Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons and within rights of way all belonging to the County of Essex; and WHEREAS, the Township Council of the Township of West Orange concur with and support the request. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor, Township Clerk and Business Administrator or designee are hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the Township by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Essex for

any claims directly arising from the Township of West Orange’s installation of four (4) LED Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons within rights of way all belonging to the County of Essex; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution and executed Memorandum of Understanding with the Hold Harmless and Indemnification Provision, in a substantially similar form as attached hereto, subject to Township Attorney approval shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk’s Office and a certified copy of this Resolution be submitted to the Essex County Engineer and Public Works Director, Sanjeev Varghese. I, Karen J. Carnevale, Municipal Clerk of the Township of West Orange, do hereby certify this document to be true copy of the original which is on file in my office. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C. Susan Scarpa, Council President Municipal Clerk Adopted: August 4, 2026