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No. #20 -138
Date of Adoptio Septembar�7 7 , 2020
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SCHOOL BASED
YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMS IN NEW JERSEY
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of New Jersey has proposed in his budget to
defend the School Based Youth Services Programs under the Department of Children and
Families for fiscal year 2021; and
WHEREAS, the School Based Youth Services Programs throughout the State of New
Jersey provide critical mental health counseling, employment counseling, substance
abuse education and prevention, health awareness, primary medical linkages, learning
support, healthy youth development, recreation, and information and referral to local
community resources; and
WHEREAS, the defunding of these critical programs throughout the State will impact
hundreds of thousands of youth in need; and
WHEREAS, the impact on these youth will be even worse given COVID 19 and the
mental health crises that are occurring for children at all ages as a result of the pandemic;
and
WHEREAS, the schools, who are also struggling to deal with COVID 19,, remote
learning and safe in- classroom learning, will lose a critical resource for their students;
and
WHEREAS, these funding cuts to the School Based Youth Services Programs
throughout the State will disproportionately impact the minority populations in schools;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Carteret strongly opposes the defunding of the School Based Youth Services
Programs;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funding for the School Based Youth Services
Programs be restored immediately.
Adopted this 17' day of September, 2020
and certified as a true copy of the
original on September 18, 2020.
CARMELA POGORZELSKI
Acting Municipal Clerk
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
COUNCILMAN
YES
NO
NV
A.D.
COUNCILMAN
YES
NO
NV
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BELLING
X
JO11AL
X
DIAZ
X
KRUM
X
DIMASCIO
X
NAPLES
X
X - Indicate Vole
All - Absent NV -Not Voting XOR- Indicates Vole to Overrule Veto
Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council
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Sept em Gr 17, 202
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