Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Budget Insertion
Purpose: To provide financial assistance to address the unique multi-discipline planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat, high-density Urban Areas, and to assist these areas in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism using the Whole Community approach.
Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
Appropriation Amount: $1,729,500.00
Budget Year: 2021
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: Apply and Accept Resolution to be submitted under separate cover as Legistar File #21-1481.
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87 provides that the Director of the Division Local Government Services may approve the insertion of any Special Item of Revenue in the budget of any local unit when such item shall have been made available by law and the amount thereof shall not have been determined at the time of the adoption of the budget, and may approve the insertion of an appropriation item of equal amount for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of the law making such item of revenue available for expenditure; and
WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness has made available $1,729,500.00 to provide funds for the UASI Program; and
WHEREAS, by an award letter dated October 1, 2021 from the State of New Jersey, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, the City of Newark was awarded $1,729,500.00 for the UASI Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A 40A:4-87, the City of Newark requests the Director of Local Government Services to approve a budget insertion in the amount of $1,729,500.00 and an appropriation of an equal amount for the FY 2021 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) in the budget year 2021 as set forth in Schedule A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
2. The aforesaid insertion is, in the opinion of the Governing Body, warranted and authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87 and is necessary for the orderly operation of the municipality.
3. A copy of this resolution shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services by the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution establishes an appropriation and revenue for the 2021 Municipal Budget in the amount of $1,729,500.00 for the FY 2021 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). The State of New Jersey, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness is providing these funds. The project period is October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024.