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Constitution of the United States of America.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Council of the Township of Jackson, County of Ocean and State of New Jersey, that:

1. The Township of Jackson supports the rights of lawful gun owners to lawfully use firearms.
2. The Township of Jackson opposes further interference with, or abridging of, the rights of lawful gun owners.
3. The Township of Jackson supports holding accountable the violent criminal offenders, rather than irrational and/or disproven attempts to control lawful tools of self-defense, hunting and sport.
4. Upon the adoption of this resolution, the Clerk is authorized to forward a certified copy to Governor Phil Murphy, Congressman Chris Smith, Senator Samuel Thompson, Assemblyman Ronald Dancer and Assemblyman Robert Clifton, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, all Ocean County Mayors, and the New Jersey Second Amendment Society.

JANICE KISTY, R.M.C. TOWNSHIP CLERK

DATED: 2-25-20

RESOLUTION 137R-20

TITLE: RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE OCEAN COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS' COMMITMENT TO CONTINUING SERVICES FOR THE SENIOR COMMUNITY

MOTION TO APPROVE BY: KERN MOTION SECONDED BY: BRESSI YES: BRESSI, FLEMMING, KERN, SAUICKIE ABSENT: CALOGERO

WHEREAS, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders is committed to ensuring that its senior citizens age in place with the dignity and respect they deserve; and

WHEREAS, thirty percent of Older Adults rely on Social Security Benefits as their sole source of income, which often times proves to be insufficient to meet their basic needs of food, shelter, housing and medical expenses; and

WHEREAS, as a result of their limited income and the ever rising cost of living, many Older Adults in Ocean County rely on government programs to provide essential services needed to keep them living independently and to avoid nursing home placement; and

WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey has reduced Ocean County’s funding from the Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving (“JACC”) Program in the amount of $249,538.00 in addition to funding cuts to the Visiting HomeCare Service of Ocean County in the amount of $460,000.00 for a total loss in State dollars to Ocean County’s Older Adults in the amount of $709,538.00; and

WHEREAS, this funding is used to provide necessary supportive services which allow our senior population to remain in their homes and these funding cuts will have disastrous consequences on the quality of life of thousands of Older Adults in Ocean County; and

WHEREAS, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders has formally requested reconsideration by the State of these cuts and the restoration of vital programs; and

WHEREAS, the Township of Jackson stands with the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders and formally requests reconsideration by the State of its cuts to