Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: FY2026 Clean Communities Program: To provide funds to supplement an existing litter reduction program and removal, as well as the abatement of graffiti within the municipality.
Funding Source: N.J. Department of Environmental Protection Agency
Appropriation Amount: $533,511.19
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: 1/1/2026 until the funds are expended.
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 26-1065 under separate cover.
Operating Agency: Department of Public Works
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE #50
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of Five Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Eleven Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($533,511.19) for FY2026 Clean Communities Grant and no provision has been made in the 2026 Temporary Budget for the aforesaid purpose; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 26-1065 is submitted by the Department of Public Works to accept the FY2026 Clean Communities Grant in the amount of Five Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Eleven Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($533,511.19) for FY2026 from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to supplement an existing litter reduction program and removal, as well as abatement of graffiti within the municipality; and
WHEREAS, a check from the State of New Jersey, Department of the Treasury dated May 7, 2026 and for the said amount is attached hereto; 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 appropriations adopted in 2026, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20, including this Resolution total...……………………. $472,431,309.50.
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 appropriations:
2. A temporary emergency appropriation be and the same is hereby made for the following classification:
Program Amount
FY2026 Clean Communities Grant $533,511.19
3. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2026 Budget.
4. A copy of this Resolution shall be immediately filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution establishes an appropriation for the FY2026 Clean Communities Grant in the amount of Five Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Eleven Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($533,511.19) for FY2026. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Agency awarded the funds.