Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To support the State of New Jersey in enrolling residents in health insurance using Get Covered NJ
Funding Source: New Jersey State Department of Banking and Insurance
Appropriation Amount: $110,000.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026
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 Apply and Accept Resolution submitted under separate cover: File ID # 25-1670
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE # 8
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in the Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($110,000.00), for NJ State Navigator Program Grant, and no adequate provision has been made in the 2026 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 the Notice of letter dated October 15, 2025, the New Jersey State Department of Banking and Insurance (NJBOI) awarded the City of Newark funds in the amount of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($110,000.00). The aforementioned program will provide funds for the continued provision of medical care and supportive services to residents of the City of Newark and surrounding areas; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-20 provides that the Governing Body, by a two-thirds vote, may make temporary emergency appropriations for any purpose for which appropriations may lawfully be made for the period between the beginning of the current fiscal year and the date of the adoption of the budget for said year; and
WHEREAS, emergency appropriation adopted in 2026, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-20 including this Resolution total………………$ 13,051,740.18
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Governing Body by a two-thirds vote of its full membership hereby amends its temporary budget by making the following temporary emergency appropriation:
2. A temporary emergency appropriation be and the same is hereby made for the following classification.
Program Amount
NJ State Navigator Program $110,000.00
3. The temporary emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2026 budget.
4. A copy of this Resolution shall be filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution establishes the temporary emergency appropriation for the NJ State Navigator Program FY 2026, in the amount of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($110,000.00). The New Jersey State Department of Banking and Insurance (NJBOI) awarded the funds. The project period is October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.