BOROUGH OF HILLSDALE

09137

RESOLUTION

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Title: Authorizing an Agreement for Sharing Professional Staff in Case of a H1N1 Flu Staffing Shortage

WHEREAS, the Borough of Hillsdale and its nine (9) sister communities in the Pascack Valley are committed to exploring ways to share services that will save the taxpayers money while improving and continuing the services delivered; and

WHEREAS, on November 5, 2009 the Pascack Valley Administrators met to discuss and agreed on a proactive approach to deal with the possibility of diminished staffing levels due to the H1N1 Flu; and

WHEREAS, a joint solution for staffing various municipal services has been identified through sharing personnel from neighboring communities; and

WHEREAS, Borough Administrators are best positioned to determine the appropriate deployment of personnel and the associated labor contracts to assist sister communities; and

WHEREAS, the Pascack Valley Administrators have established a sub-committee of Administrators from Oradell, Westwood and Old Tappan to develop a contingency plan that will assist all participating communities; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hillsdale supports the shared services H1N1 FLU contingency staffing PLAN effort now being prepared; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution shall be forwarded to all communities in the Pascack Valley.

Council member	Motion	Second	Yes	No	Absent	Abstain
Arnowitz, Max
DeJoseph, Jonathan
Giancarlo, Michael
Hanlon, Marie
Schiavone, Donna
Weinstein, Andy

Adopted:

Attest: ________________________ ____________________________________

Robert P. Sandt, RMC Mayor John Sapanara

Municipal Clerk