Title
Dept/ Agency: Department of Public Safety/ Division of Fire
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Disposition of a Fire Truck Not Needed for Public Use
Purpose: Promotion of Sister City Relationship
City/State/Country: Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
Sponsor: Council Member-at-Large, Luis A. Quintana
Additional Information:
Donate one (1) Fire Truck
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WHEREAS, since 1962, the government of the United States of America has had diplomatic relations with Jamaica; and
WHEREAS, on May 05, 2024, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R8-e establishing a Sister City relationship between the City of Newark (“Newark”) and Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica (“Morant Bay”); and
WHEREAS, the Division of Fire within the Department of Public Safety desires to promote business exchanges between our Sister Cities as well as charity, cultural and educational endeavors; and
WHEREAS, Morant Bay faces challenges with respect to fire safety; and
WHEREAS, the City has surplus equipment, including a fire truck, which is no longer needed for public use due to its age, incompatibility, or obsolescence; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Fire desires to dispose of said fire truck by donating in to Morant Bay in furtherance of our Sister City relationship; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-36(2) authorizes municipalities to dispose of personal property not needed for public use without advertising where such disposition is to a foreign government with which the United states has diplomatic relations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, is authorized to donate to Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica (“Morant Bay”) the fire truck described in the attached Certificate of Title (VIN # 4ENRAAA865 10055 99), which fire truck is no longer needed for public purposes.
2. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, is further authorized to take any action and to execute any document or instrument necessary to effectuate such donation.
3. The Director of the Department of Public Works shall cause any document or instrument executed pursuant to Paragraph 3 of this Resolution to be filed in the Office of the City Clerk.
4. Certified copies of this Resolution shall be sent to the governing body of Morant Bay and to the Honorable Mayor Louis Chin of that City.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the Mayor or the Director of the Department of Public Safety to donate one (1) fire truck to Saint Thomas Parish, Morant Bay, Jamaica as part of the Sister Cities Program.