Township Council Meeting — Packet

225-26 August 4, 2026 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, on July 1, 2026 the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Local Public Health (the “DLPH”) awarded funding to the Township of West Orange Health Department (the “Township”) called the Local Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) Program 2027 (the “Grant”); and WHEREAS, the Township will utilize part of the funding from the NJDOH DLPH to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Montclair State University’s School of Nursing faculty and students to provide vaccine administration, health education, and other support services; and WHEREAS, the NJDOH DLPH has awarded funds in the amount of $38,452, as part of the Township’s Local Public Health Infrastructure Grant for the period of July 1, 2026 to November 30, 2027 to continue the Township’s vaccine administration, health education, and other support services programs, including, but not limited to, the administration of COVID-19, Influenza, and Pneumonia vaccinations; and WHEREAS, the Township seeks to utilize these additional grant funds to renew its retention of Montclair State University’s School of Nursing faculty and students to provide vaccine administration, health education, and other support services pursuant to a new Professional Services Agreement, annexed hereto as Exhibit “A” (the “Agreement”); and WHEREAS, the term of the Agreement is for the period of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 for an amount not to exceed $25,634.68 of the funding from the Township’s Local Public Health Infrastructure Grant. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, that the Township be and is hereby authorized to retain Montclair State University to provide vaccine administration, health education and other support services; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of the Township’s Health Department is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement with Montclair State University in a substantially similar form as annexed hereto as Exhibit “A,” subject to Township Attorney review; and