Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: Provides lead poison prevention services, community outreach and case management for children six (6) months through six (6) years of age within the City of Newark and Zika Prevention Services (City-wide).
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Appropriation Amount: $1,024,732.00
Budget Year: 2017/2018
Contract Period: July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-a adopted on January 24, 2018
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE- #18
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $1,024,732.00 bringing total program resources to $1,562,916.00, for the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program and Zika Prevention Services and no provision has been made in the 2018 Temporary Budget for the aforesaid purpose and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, by award letter dated January 30, 2018, from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, the City of Newark has been awarded $1,024,732.00 to provide lead poison prevention services, community outreach and case management for children six (6) months through six (6) years of age within the City of Newark and Zika Prevention Services; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides that the Governing Body by a two-thirds vote may make temporary emergency appropriations for any purpose for which appropriations may lawfully be made for the period between the beginning of the current fiscal year and the date of the adoption of the budget for said year; and
WHEREAS, emergency appropriation adopted in 2018, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 including this resolution total…………………$ 75,418,933.15.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. A temporary emergency appropriation is and the same is hereby made for the following classification:
Program Amount
Childhood Lead Poisoning $1,024,732.00
Prevention Program and Zika
Prevention Services-Additional Funds
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2018 budget.
3. A copy of this resolution shall be filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.
STATEMENT
This legislation establishes an additional appropriation for the Childhood Lead Poison Prevention Program and Zika Prevention Services in the amount of $1,024,732.00 bringing total program resources to $1,562,916.00. The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services is awarding the funds. The project period is July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 (City-wide).