Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To provide funds for the operating expenses until the adoption of the 2026 Operating Budget for the City of Newark and Department of Water and Sewer Utilities.
Funding Source: 2026 Budget
Appropriation Amount: $65,404,775.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: October 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026
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:
Funds accepted by Resolution N/A
Operating Agency: All Departments
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
body
TE-#63
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-19 the Municipal Council of the City of Newark adopted Resolution 7R1-a dated December 17, 2025 to provide funds for the period January 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026, Resolution 7R1-e dated April 1, 2026 to provide funds for the period April 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026, Resolution 7R1-a dated May 6, 2026 to provide funds for the period May 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026, Resolution 7R1-a dated May 20, 2026 to provide funds for the period June 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026, Resolution 7R1-c dated July 15, 2026 to provide funds for the period July 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026, Resolution 7R1-f dated August 5, 2026 to provide funds for the period August 1, 2026 through August 31, 2026 and Resolution 7R1-d dated September 9, 2026 to provide funds for the period September 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, until the adoption of the Operating Budget of the City of Newark, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, additional appropriations will be required from October 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026 until the adoption of 2026 Operating Budget; 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, TE #63 is to provide funds for the period of October 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026, until the adoption of the budget; and
WHEREAS, the emergency appropriations adopted in 2026 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 including this Resolution total…………………………………………$605,712,747.36
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
The Governing Body by a two-thirds vote of its full membership hereby amends its temporary budget by making the following emergency temporary appropriations:
Departments Salaries & Wages Other Expenses Total
Office of the Mayor and
Agencies $1,144,163 $1,247,474 $2,391,637
Office of the City Clerk
and Municipal Council $702,211 $141,146 $843,357
Department of
Administration $966,305 $509,388 $1,475,693
Department of Law $366,982 $303,890 $670,872
Department of Finance $676,591 $121,705 $798,296
Department of Public
Works $2,620,824 $4,203,972 $6,824,796
Department of
Engineering $722,020 $542,687 $1,264,707
Department of Health
and Community Wellness $893,916 $154,653 $1,048,569
Department of
Economic and
Housing Development $322,776 $23,816 $346,592
Department of Recreation,
Cultural Affairs and
Senior Services $771,007 $407,546 $1,178,553
Department of Public
Safety $32,580,605 $971,934 $33,552,539
SUB-TOTAL $41,767,400 $8,628,211 $50,395,611
UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONS
Health Insurance $1,000,000 -$0- $1,000,000
Aetna (Medicare
Reimbursement) $225,000 -0- $225,000
Prescription Insurance $2,300,000 -0- $2,300,000
Dental Insurance $230,000 -0- $230,000
Stop Loss Global RX $579,167 -0- $579,167
Accrued Compensatory $225,000 -0- $225,000
Time
Flexible Spending Account $1,083 -0- $1,083
F.I.C.A. $1,041,667 -0- $1,041,667
Cash Waiver $25,000 -0- $25,000
Employee Assistance Program $4,750 -0- $4,750
Life Insurance $5,500 -0- $5,500
Workmen’s Compensation $1,025,000 -0- $1,025,000
Noncontributory Pension
Contribution $1,125 -0- $1,125
Newark Employers Retirement
System Contribution $33,333 -0- $33,333
Consolidated Police & Fire
Retirement $2,083 -0- $2,083
Refund of Tax Appeal -0- $41,667 $41,667
Property Rental -0- $2,650 $2,650
H&L Maintenance Contract -0- $14,583 $14,583
Implementation of Enterprise
Business System -0- $124,958 $124,958
Newark Office of Film and
Television Studio -0- $9,167 $9,167
Emergency Medical Services -0- $185,417 $185,417
Media Services -0- $63,750 $63,750
Bank Fees -0- $8,333 $8,333
Credit Card Fees -0- $29,167 $29,167
Disallowed Cost - Grant -0- $8,333 $8,333
Dog Control -0- $100,000 $100,000
Other Services - GTBM -0- $83,333 $83,333
Cities of Services – Love Your Block -0- $4,167 $4,167
Civilian Complaint Review Board -0- $20,833 $20,833
Homeless Shelter -0- $1,083,333 $1,083,333
Prior Year Bills -0- $33,333 $33,333
Security Services -0- $584,254 $584,254
General Liability -0- $266,667 $266,667
TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED $6,698,708 $2,663,945 $9,362,653
TOTAL $48,466,108 $11,292,156 $59,758,264
Salaries Other
Water Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Director's Office $75,183 $154 $75,337
Billing & Customer Service $125,802 $51,024 $176,826
Water Supply $924,792 $1,448,963 $2,373,755
Unclassified Operations $629,595 $50,271 $679,866
Capital Outlay -0- $626,666 $626,666
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Total Water Utility $1,755,372 $2,177,078 $ 3,932,450
Salaries Other
Sewer Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Billing & Customer Service $54,834 $8,167 $63,001
Sewer Supply $253,458 $584,979 $838,437
Unclassified Operations $92,978 $101,311 $194,289
Capital Outlay -0- $618,334 $618,334
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Total Sewer Utility $401,270 $1,312,791 $1,714,061
2. Said appropriations shall be provided for in the 2026 Budget.
3. This action will take effect on October 1, 2026.
4. A copy of this Resolution shall be immediately filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.
PRIVATE STATEMENTtc \l 4 "STATEMENT"
This Resolution establishes a temporary emergency appropriation to provide operating funds from October 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026, until the adoption of the 2026 Municipal Budget.