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 2024 Operating Budget for the City of Newark Current Fund, and Water and Sewer Utilities.
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget
Appropriation Amount: $200,828,567.00
Budget Year: 2024
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through March 31, 2024
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:
Operating Agency: All Departments
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TAR #1
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-19 provides that where any contracts, commitments or payments are made prior to final adoption of the 2024 Budget, temporary appropriations should be made for the purposes and amount required in the manner and time therein provided a resolution is adopted by two-thirds of the full membership; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution shall be passed at the first Regular Meeting of the Municipal Council in 2024, to be effective as of January 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, 26.25% of the total appropriation in the Budget exclusive of any appropriations made for Debt Service, Capital and Relief Fund Contributions in the 2024 Budget is the sum of Two Hundred Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($200,828,567.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The following temporary appropriations are made, and that a certified copy of this Resolution is transmitted to the Chief Financial Officer for his/her records.
2. The Governing Body by a two-thirds vote of its full membership hereby amends its temporary budget by making the following temporary appropriations:
Departments Salaries & Wages Other Expenses Total
Office of the Mayor and
Agencies $3,521,758.00 $4,565,575.00 $8,087,333.00
Office of the City Clerk
and Municipal Council 2,089,207.00 498,042.00 2,587,249.00
Department of
Administration 2,460,925.00 3,248,329.00 5,709,254.00
Department of Law 1,007,726.00 820,484.00 1,828,210.00
Department of Finance 1,512,277.00 275,209.00 1,787,486.00
Department of Public
Works 6,464,743.00 11,532,597.00 17,997,340.00
Department of
Engineering 2,065,670.00 2,631,867.00 4,697,537.00
Department of Health
and Community Wellness 1,679,971.00 265,724.00 1,945,695.00
Department of
Economic and
Housing Development 851,284.00 132,202.00 983,486.00
Department of Recreation,
Cultural Affairs and
Senior Services 1,470,394.00 899,982.00 2,370,376.00
Department of Public
Safety 65,423,890.00 1,807,418.00 67,231,308.00
SUB-TOTAL $88,547,845.00 $26,677,429.00 $115,225,274.00
UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONS
Medical Health Insurance $17,489,373.00 -$0- $17,489,373.00
Medicare Reimbursement -
Retirees 721,875.00 -0- 721,875.00
Prescription Insurance 7,319,441.00 -0- 7,319,441.00
Dental Insurance 802,647.00 -0- 802,647.00
Stop Loss Global RX 1,079,335.00 -0- 1,079,335.00
Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) 44,331.00 -0- 44,331.00
Life Insurance 36,595.00 -0- 36,595.00
Accrued Compensatory 630,000.00 -0- 630,000.00
Time
Workmen’s Compensation 2,100,000.00 -0- 2,100,000.00
Payments - Non-
Contributory Pension 52,500.00 -0- 52,500.00
Employer’s Contribution -
City 105,000.00 -0- 105,000.00
Consolidated Police & Fire -
Retirement 21,498.00 -0- 21,498.00
F.I.C.A. 2,887,500.00 -0- 2,887,500.00
Unemployment Compensation 52,500.00 -0- 52,500.00
Cash Waiver Benefit 105,000.00 -0- 105,000.00
Flexible Spending Account 9,188.00 -0- 9,188.00
Refund of Tax Appeals -0- 131,250.00 131,250.00
Devils Settlement -0- 708,750.00 708,750.00
Bank Fees -0- 26,250.00 26,250.00
Credit Card Fees -0- 183,750.00 183,750.00
H&L Maintenance Contract -0- 45,938.00 45,938.00
Prior Year Bills -0- 131,250.00 131,250.00
Emergency Medical
Services Contract -0- 584,063.00 584,063.00
Settlement/US District Court -0- 525,000.00 525,000.00
Implementation of Enterprise
Business System -0- 393,619.00 393,619.00
Media Services -0- 200,813.00 200,813.00
Homeownership Program -0- 52,500.00 52,500.00
Youth Community Solutions -0- 262,500.00 262,500.00
Tenant Legal Services -0- 176,663.00 176,663.00
Cities of Services - Love Your Block -0- 13,125.00 13,125.00
Civilian Complaint Review Board -0- 131,250.00 131,250.00
Homeless Shelter -0- 2,625,000.00 2,625,000.00
Dog Control -0- 196,875.00 196,875.00
Other Services - GTBM -0- 288,750.00 288,750.00
General Liability -0- 840,000.00 840,000.00
Grant Program -
Disallowed Cost -0- 52,500.00 52,500.00
Special Emergency -
Revaluation -0- 665,438.00 665,438.00
Security Services -0- 1,155,000.00 1,155,000.00
Police Vehicle Lease -0- 800,363.00 800,363.00
Property Rental (OTLS) -0- 20,213.00 20,213.00
Newark Office of the Film & -
Television -0- 94,500.00 94,500.00
Deficit in Operation -0- 1,377,457.00 1,377,457.00
TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED $ 33,456,783.00 $ 11,682,817.00 $ 45,139,600.00
TOTAL $122,004,628.00 $38,360,246.00 $160,364,874.00
Salaries Other
Water Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Director's Office 114,083 682 114,765
Billing & Customer Service 230,981 256,807 487,788
Water Supply 1,971,087 4,274,897 6,245,984
Unclassified Operations 1,891,281 4,064,364 5,955,645
Capital Outlay -0- 1,535,396 1,535,396
Total Water Utility $ 4,207,432 $10,132,146 $ 14,339,578
Salaries Other
Sewer Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Billing & Customer Service 106,839 25,725 132,564
Sewer Supply 274,251 1,531,677 1,805,928
Unclassified Operations 619,165 22,799,958 23,419,123
Capital Outlay -0- 766,500 766,500
Total Sewer Utility $1,000,255 $25,123,860 $26,124,115
3. This action will take effect on January 1, 2024.
4. A copy of this Resolution shall be immediately filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services by the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Temporary Appropriation will provide funds from January 1, 2024 through March 31, 2024, until the adoption of the 2024 Municipal Budget.