Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: 2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
Funding Source: United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Appropriation Amount: $81,819.00
Budget Year: 2017
Contract Period: August 11, 2016 through August 10, 2017
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a
Additional Information:
Grant Funds accepted by Resolution 7R9-b adopted on January 19, 2017
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
body
TE-#20
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $81,819.00 for 2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program award (a copy of the grant Award Letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof), and no provision has been made in the 2017 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 Resolution 7R9-b, adopted on January 19, 2017 (a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof), the City of Newark accepted 2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program award in the amount of $81,819.00 from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the purchase of 100 self-contained breathing apparatus cylinders for fire services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark will be providing a cash match of $8,181.00, to this program bringing the total program resources to $90,000.00.
WHEREAS, a previous Resolution authorizing TE #19 and prior emergency appropriations submitted for Municipal Council approval totaled $118,437,715.18; 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 appropriations adopted in 2017 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20, including this resolution, total $118,519,534.18.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. A temporary emergency appropriation be and the same is hereby made for the following classification:
Program Amount
2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $81,819.00
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2017 budget.
3. A copy of this resolution shall be immediately filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.
STATEMENT
This legislation establishes a temporary emergency appropriation for the purchase of 100 self-contained breathing apparatus cylinders for fire services, in the amount of $81,819.00. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded the funds. The City of Newark will be providing a cash match of $8,181.00, bringing the total program resources to $90,000.00.