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 2025 Operating Budget for the City of Newark Current Fund, and Water and Sewer Utilities.
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget
Appropriation Amount: $218,576,782.00
Budget Year: 2025
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2025
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
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 2025 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 effective January 1, 2025; 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 2025 Budget is the sum of Two Hundred-Eighteen Million Five Hundred Seventy-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($218,576,782.00).
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 $3,546,145.00 $4,886,817.00 $8,432,962.00
Office of the City Clerk
and Municipal Council 2,165,318.00 501,389.00 2,666,707.00
Department of
Administration 2,645,988.00 3,769,484.00 6,415,472.00
Department of Law 1,026,375.00 968,009.00 1,994,384.00
Department of Finance 1,581,722.00 244,926.00 1,826,648.00
Department of Public
Works 6,135,704.00 10,737,174.00 16,872,878.00
Department of
Engineering 2,109,436.00 2,976,552.00 5,085,988.00
Department of Health
and Community Wellness 1,592,254.00 342,845.00 1,935,099.00
Department of
Economic and
Housing Development 902,066.00 134,005.00 1,036,071.00
Department of Recreation,
Cultural Affairs and
Senior Services 1,629,786.00 939,095.00 2,568,881.00
Department of Public
Safety 66,003,575.00 1,665,878.00 67,669,453.00
SUB-TOTAL $89,338,369.00 $27,166,174.00 $116,504,543.00
UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONS
Medical Health Insurance $22,407,681.00 -$0- $22,407,681.00
Medicare Reimbursement -
Retirees 721,875.00 -0- 721,875.00
Prescription Insurance 9,119,347.00 -0- 9,119,347.00
Dental Insurance 663,025.00 -0- 663,025.00
Stop Loss Global RX 1,332,963.00 -0- 1,332,963.00
Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) 44,331.00 -0- 44,331.00
Life Insurance 36,596.00 -0- 36,596.00
Accrued Compensatory 630,000.00 -0- 630,000.00
Time
Workmen’s Compensation 2,100,000.00 -0- 2,100,000.00
F.I.C.A. 2,887,500.00 -0- 2,887,500.00
Cash Waiver Benefit 105,000.00 -0- 105,000.00
Employer’s Contribution - ERS
City 105,000.00 -0- 105,000.00
Consolidated Police & Fire -
Retirement 21,499.00 -0- 21,499.00
Payments - Non-
Contributory Pension 52,500.00 -0- 52,500.00
Unemployment Compensation 52,500.00 -0- 52,500.00
Flexible Spending Account 9,188.00 -0- 9,188.00
Adjustment to Personnel
Program 13,125.00 -0- 13,125.00
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- 144,375.00 144,375.00
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- 2,225,000.00 2,225,000.00
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- 97,913.00 97,913.00
Cities of Services - Love Your Block -0- 13,125.00 13,125.00
Civilian Complaint Review Board -0- 78,750.00 78,750.00
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- 1,270,500.00 1, 270,500.00
Vehicle Lease
(Police Cars & Fire Trucks) -0- 800,363.00 800,363.00
Arts Catalyst -0- 196,875.00 196,875.00
Police Gun Range Lease -0- 187,688.00 187,688.00
Newark Office of Film & Television -0- 55,125.00 55,125.00
Deficit in Operation -0- 1,377,457.00 1,377,457.00
TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED $ 40,302,130.00 $ 13,593,604.00 $ 53,895,734.00
TOTAL $129,640,499.00 $40,759,778.00 $170,400,277.00
Water Utility Salaries & Wages Other Expenses Total
Director's Office 151,673 686 152,359
Billing & Customer Service 264,201 256,808 521,009
Water Supply 2,037,183 4,274,904 6,312,087
Unclassified Operations 2,126,213 7,970,584 10,096,797
Capital Outlay -0- 1,535,397 1,535,397
Total Water Utility $ 4,579,270 $14,038,379 $ 18,617,649
Sewer Utility Salaries & Wages Other Expenses Total
Billing & Customer Service 109,661 25,727 135,388
Sewer Supply 285,863 1,584,178 1,870,041
Unclassified Operations 659,640 26,127,287 26,786,927
Capital Outlay -0- 766,500 766,500
Total Sewer Utility $1,055,164 $28,503,692 $29,558,856
3. This action shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
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, 2025 through March 31, 2025, until the adoption of the 2025 Municipal Budget.