Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: 2014 and 2015 Retroactive Pay for members of Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and Superior Officers Association (SOA).
Funding Source: 2016 Budget
Appropriation Amount: $6,691,316.00
Budget Year: 2016
Additional Information:
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen with respect to payment of the 2014 and 2015 Retroactive Pay for members of Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and Superior Officers Association (SOA) and, no adequate provision was made in the 2016 budget for the aforesaid purpose, and NJS 40A:40-46 provides for the creation on an emergency appropriation for the purpose mentioned above; and
WHEREAS, the total amount of the emergency appropriations created, including the appropriation to be created by this resolution is $6,691,316.00 and three (3) percent of the total operating appropriations in the budget for 2016 is $17,200,532.00; and
WHEREAS, the foregoing appropriation together with prior appropriations does not exceed three (3) percent of the total operating appropriations (including utility operating appropriations) in the budget for 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. An emergency appropriation be and the same is hereby made for the
Salaries and Wages in the amount of $6,691,316.00
2. That said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in full in the 2017 budget, and is requested to be excluded from CAPS, pursuant to NJS 40A:4-53.3c(1).
3. A copy of this resolution shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.
STATEMENT
This resolution establishes additional appropriation in the 2016 Municipal Budget in the amount of $6,691,316.00 for Salaries and Wages in Department of Public Safety for payment of the 2014 and 2015 Retroactive Pay for members of Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and Superior Officers Association (SOA).