HACKENSACK AWARDED VETERAN FRIENDLY MUNICIPALITY CERTIFICATION
For Immediate Release
HACKENSACK AWARDED VETERAN FRIENDLY MUNICIPALITY CERTIFICATION
[Hackensack, New Jersey – January 14, 2020] During a ceremony at the start of the semi-monthly city council meeting, Peter Lupo, Vice President of Public Affairs and Legislative Outreach for the New Jersey State Veterans Chamber of Commerce, presented the Veteran Friendly Municipality Certification to Hackensack mayor, John P. Labrosse, Jr., deputy mayors Kathleen Canestrino and David Sims,, and council members Leonardo Battaglia and Stephanie Von Rudenborg
Mr. Lupo offered thanks and praise to the city for its recognition of veteran sacrifices and the challenges faced by veteran owned businesses. He added that Hackensack went beyond kind words about veterans and put their money where their mouth is and adopted a resolution that will give veterans a chance to be competitive for public bids and contracts.
Municipalities earn the certification by passing a resolution to award 6% of public contract dollars to veteran owned businesses and to achieve workforce composed of 5% veterans. The South Hackensack resolution also provides for 3 veteran only parking spaces in municipal parking areas and a promise by the township to proactively notify veteran businesses of upcoming bids and contract opportunities. To date, the certification has been presented to Paramus, South Hackensack, Rochelle Park, Fairview, Garfield, Lodi, Marlboro Township, South Plainfield, Union City and several other municipalities.
The resolution was adopted via unanimous vote by the city council.
Mayor Labrosse added that, as a whole, Bergen County has all but eliminated veteran homelessness, with the help of A.J. Luna, Director of the Bergen County Veteran Services Division. He noted that people who defend the nation shouldn’t return home and rest their head on the sidewalk.
The mayor accepted the acknowledgement along with a veteran-only parking sign offered by the chamber that will be posted at one of the designated parking spaces.
The New Jersey State Veterans Chamber of Commerce is a 501c6 nonprofit organization focused on making New Jersey’s economy fairer to veteran owned businesses, as well as veteran job creation.
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