The Bergen County Board of Commissioners on July 2 approved a resolution authorizing collaboration with the genetic genealogy division at Ramapo College to assist the county medical examiner, commissioners reported during closing remarks.

A commissioner described the item as "very exciting" and indicated that the program will help the medical examiner’s office with investigations. The meeting record did not include substantive detail in the public comments about the scope, data‑sharing practices, or privacy safeguards for the collaboration. Commissioners said the resolution was among those passed that evening.

Because the public comments did not include the resolution text or specific operational details, anyone seeking the exact terms, oversight provisions, and privacy protections should consult the county resolution packet or the medical examiner’s office for the authorizing documents and any accompanying memorandum of understanding.

The public meeting did not include further discussion on chain of custody, data retention or external oversight for genealogical data; those issues typically appear in implementing agreements and interagency memoranda and should be reviewed in the official resolution documents.