Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Budget Insertion
Purpose: To Provide Medical Care, Supportive Services, and Education on Sickle Cell to the City of Newark and Surrounding Areas
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Community Health Services
Appropriation Amount: $800,000.00
Budget Year: 2025
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 Legistar ID 25-1347 under separate cover.
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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BI # 1
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 Department of Health, Division of Community Health Services (NJDOH) has made available funds in the amount of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($800,000.00), to provide medical care support for the Sickle Cell Disease Pilot Program; and
WHEREAS, by Letter of Intent to fund dated September 26, 2025 from the State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Community Health Services (NJDOH), the City of Newark was awarded a Grant in the amount of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($800,000.00), for the provision of medical care, supportive services, and education on Sickle Cell Disease in the City of Newark and surrounding areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. n accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A 40A: 4-87, the City of Newark, New Jersey hereby requests the Director of Local Government Services to approve a budget insertion in the amount of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($800,000.00), and an appropriation of an equal amount for the FY 2025, The Sickle Cell Disease Pilot Program in the budget year 2025 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 are 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 Acting City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution is establishing an appropriation and revenue for the FY 2025 Municipal Budget in the amount of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($800,000.00) for the FY 2025 Sickle Cell Disease Pilot Program. The State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Community Health Services (NJDOH) is providing these funds. The project period is September 01, 2025 through August 31, 2026(City-wide).