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Home My Public Portal Aboutr 23-017lezo iou of the Poxough of (gar#erd, N� 31 #23-17 Date of AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SHARED SERVICE AGREEMENT OPI AD, OVERDOSE RECOVERY PROGRAM BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret that the Mayor and the appropriate Borough Officials are hereby authorized to execute the Shared Services Agreement between the Township of Woodbridge and the Borough of Carteret with regard to the Opioid Overdose Recovery Program. Adopted this 19' day of January, 2023 and certified as a true copy of the original on January 20, 2023. CARMELA POGORZELSKI Acting Municipal Clerk RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE COUNCILMAN NV A.B. COUNCILMAN YESNO NV A.B. sEUMTO JOi1AL X DIAZ IYESNO K2UM X DIMASCIO NAPLES X X-Indicate Vote All -Absent NV -Not Voting XOR -Indicates Vote to Overrule Veto - Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council January 19, 202 3 Mu=c _V 1 erk f lJ SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE AND THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET THIS AGREEMENT, made this day of , 2022, between the TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey located at 1 Main Street, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095 (the "TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE") and the BOROUGH OF CARTERET located at 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey 07008 (the "BOROUGH OF CARTERET"). WHEREAS, the Township of Woodbridge maintains the Woodbridge Opioid Overdose Recovery Program (the "Program") for the purpose of deploying Recovery Specialists to opioid overdose victims; and WHEREAS, the Borough of Carteret is desirous of obtaining Woodbridge Opioid Overdose Recovery Program services for the victims of opioid overdoses within their borders; and WHEREAS, the Township of Woodbridge and the Borough of Carteret understand and agree that deploying Recovery Specialists to overdose victims within the Borough of Carteret is of significant importance to the protection of the residents of the Borough of Carteret; and WHEREAS, both the Township of Woodbridge and the Borough of Carteret are desirous of entering into an agreement under the parameters of the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act, N.J.S.A. 40A:65-1 et seq., in which deploying Recovery Specialists to opioid overdose victims within the Borough of Carteret will be provided by the Township of Woodbridge or their agents; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and joint obligations set forth herein, the Township of Woodbridge and the Borough of Carteret do hereby agree as follows: 1. The Township of Woodbridge has already or will attempt to secure agreements with St. Peters Medical Center, New Brunswick, located in New Brunswick, Raritan Bay Medical Center/Old Bridge and Raritan Medical Center/Perth Amboy (both members of Hackensack Meridian Health), The Community Hospital Group, Inc, T/A JFK Medical Center, Edison to facilitate admittance of Recovery Specialists at the above Hospitals for the purpose of meeting with overdose victims. 2. The Township of Woodbridge, through the Department of Health and Human Services, Addiction Services Division, further agrees to provide an Opioid Overdose Recovery Program for the purpose of deploying Recovery Specialists to meet with overdose victims within the Borough of Carteret. The Program shall consist of deploying Recovery Specialists to meet with victims of opioid overdoses that occur within the borders of the Borough of Carteret that are transported or are otherwise brought to one of the Hospitals listed in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. Recovery Specialists may be employees of the Township of Woodbridge or agents under contract with the Township of Woodbridge. Recovery Specialists have experience with addiction and are knowledgeable in treatment services and facilities. Recovery Specialists will meet with the overdose victim at the hospital immediately after the overdose with the purpose of acquiring appropriate addiction treatment services for each individual if they accept the assistance. Recovery Specialists will also provide a minimum of eight (8) weeks follow-up after initial contact. Follow-up by Recovery Specialists shall include but not be limited to supporting and encouraging recovery, as well as finding appropriate recovery and support programs for the individual victim. Program activity will be reported to the Borough of Carteret monthly as stated in paragraph 7. 3. The Woodbridge Department of Health and Human Services has been approved to receive funding to cover the Administrative fees associated with this program and funding to support the fee of $300.00 per response by a Recovery Specialist to a Borough of Carteret resident. However, in the event the funding is discontinued or the funding is used up before the expiration of this Agreement for the administrative fees and the Recovery Specialists the Township of Woodbridge shall charge and the Borough of Carteret shall pay a prorated administrative fee for the remaining period of the Agreement remaining based on a fee of $1,500 per quarter and the response fee of $300 per response by a Recovery Specialist if there are any during that time period. 4. Additionally, the Township of Woodbridge will charge a fee of $300.00 per response by a Recovery Specialist to a Borough of Carteret resident. This fee will be charged only in instances where the referral to the coach was NOT initiated by law enforcement, as law - enforcement initiated calls are covered by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office "Blue Cares" program. The fee shall be charged once the Recovery Specialist is discharged to the Hospital and will be billed monthly as appropriate. The response fee shall include all follow-up contact per individual victim and there shall be no additional fee for follow-up contact. 5. The Township of Woodbridge and the Borough of Carteret recognize and agree that Recovery Specialists will be available and on -call 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Recovery Specialists will be deployed through the Carteret Police Department after a response to an overdose. Once the Carteret Police Department and/or First Aid Squads transports an overdose victim to the hospital, regardless of whether they perform a Narcan reversal, the police dispatch will make the initial contact to a Recovery Specialist, through the contact information provided by the Township of Woodbridge, and request the response of a Recovery Specialist. Hospitals listed in paragraph 1 of this Agreement may also request the response of a Recovery Specialist, through preapproved methods provided by the Township of Woodbridge, to meet with an overdose victim if they are brought to the hospital by routes other than the Carteret Police and/or First Aid Squads. 6. Borough of Carteret residents in recovery will be encouraged to attend the weekly support group meeting held in Woodbridge under the guidance of the Woodbridge Department of Health and Human Services, Addiction Services Division. 7. The Township of Woodbridge shall provide monthly and year-end reports on the Program activity to the Borough of Carteret. The reports shall include: the date of initial response, victim's consent to visit, victim's decision to enter recovery, and status of recovery 8 weeks out from the initial response. The reports shall not contain personal information that will violate applicable confidentiality laws. Township of Woodbridge Program contact: Addiction Services Coordinator, Michelle Conway Desk: 732 855 0600 ext 5008 2 George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge NJ 07095 Borough of Carteret contact: John Kelly Kellyi@carteret.net 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey 07008 8. The Borough of Carteret shall at all times hereafter indemnify and hold the Township of Woodbridge harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, suits for damage for property and injury to and/or death to persons caused or resulting from the actions or inactions of the Borough of Carteret in regard to any of its obligations agreed to herein. The Township of Woodbridge shall at all times hereafter indemnify and hold the Borough of Carteret harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, suits for damage for property and injury to and/or death to persons caused or resulting from the actions or inactions of the Township of Woodbridge in regard to any of its obligations agreed to herein. 9. As provided for in N.J.S.A. 40:8A-4, this Agreement shall take effect upon the adoption of an approving resolution by the Township of Woodbridge and an approving resolution by the Borough of Carteret. Upon proper execution and attestation of this agreement, the proper officials of each of the parties are hereby authorized and directed to make and perform any and all acts necessary to carry out the purposes of this agreement. 10. This agreement shall be in effect for one year, beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2023. This Agreement is the entire agreement between the parties, and no alterations, changes or additions hereto shall be made except in writing and approved by both parties. The Township of Woodbridge or the Borough of Carteret can cancel this agreement for any reason upon sixty (60) days written notice to the other party. (signature page to follow) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Township of Woodbridge and the Borough of Carteret shall cause this Agreement to be executed by their proper corporate officials and their proper corporate seals affixed this day and year above written. ATTEST: TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE J HN MITCH JOHN McCORMAC, MAYOR J 7CIPAL CLERK ATTEST: i ., BOROUGH OF CARTERET: MAYOR Jarnr-s P Nol Law Di r RISSOLUTION 64. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE that the Mayor or his designee and the Municipal Clerk are hereby authorized to execute a Shared Services Agreement for Opioid Overdose Recovery Program Services between the Township of Woodbridge and the thorough ofCaitcrct in the form substantially similar to that on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 202J. ADOPTED: DEC 1 J 702 I certify that the above is a true and exact copy of the Resolution adopted by the Municipal Council of the "township of Woodbridge at their Regular Meeting held on lot -IN M. MITCH, RMC, CMC, CMR MUNICIPAL. CLMUC of 1669 SEAL