Township Council Meeting — Packet

120-26 April 14, 2026 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEAP CHALLENGE GRANT FY 2026 WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey has appropriated $2 million for Shared Services and Implementation, Challenge, and County Shared Services Coordinator Grants to assist local units with the study, development, and implementation of new shared and regional services; and WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey has allocated $150,000 within each county in Local Efficiency Achievement Program (LEAP) funds to promote innovation among peer local units across New Jersey, and WHEREAS, the Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services (DLGS) administers the LEAP grant program; and WHEREAS, the LEAP Challenge Grant exists to challenge municipalities and counties to collaborate on more extensive partnership and collaborations to produce efficiencies through shared services; and WHEREAS, the City of East Orange and the Township of West Orange have determined to apply for a LEAP Challenge Grant through the State of New Jersey Local Efficiency Achievement Program in the amount of $150,000; and WHEREAS, the City of East Orange has agreed to be the lead agency in this program; and WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey has made LEAP Grants available to assist local units to study, develop, and implement new shared services initiatives; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the project submitted in this grant application is intended to provide benefits to the participant local units’ residents through the sharing of DPW services. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Body of the Township of West Orange that the Township of West Orange does hereby join with the City of East Orange in applying for a LEAP challenge grant to support undertaking this endeavor. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C. Municipal Clerk Adopted: April 14, 2026 Susan Scarpa Council President