Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To support the education of a diverse nurse practitioner population in underserved communities
Funding Source: Seton Hall University School of Nursing)
Appropriation Amount: $25,050.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: January 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
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:
7R5-c adopted on November 25, 2025, which approved a grant amount of $306,955.00 from Seton Hall University School of Nursing. An additional funding of $25,050.00 has since been awarded for the Seton Hall Program, bringing the total grant award to $332,005.00
Funds accepted by Resolution #Apply and Accept Resolution to be submitted under separate cover as (File ID 26-0176)
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
body
TE # 24
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in the Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,050.00), for Seton Hall Nursing Program, and no adequate provision has been made in the 2026 Temporary Budget for the aforesaid purpose and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, by the Notice of Award dated February 3, 2026, the Seton Hall University School of Nursing awarded the City of Newark additional funds in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,050.00). The aforementioned program will provide funds for the provision of health care and supportive services to the residents of the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides that the Governing Body, by a two-thirds vote, may make temporary emergency appropriations for any purpose for which appropriations may lawfully be made for the period between the beginning of the current fiscal year and the date of the adoption of the budget for said year; and
WHEREAS, emergency appropriation adopted in 2026, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-20 including this Resolution total………………$ 175,685,198.56.
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 appropriation:
2. A temporary emergency appropriation be and the same is hereby made for the following classification.
Program Amount
Seton Hall Nursing Program $ 25,050.00
3. The temporary emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2026 budget.
4. A copy of this Resolution shall be filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution establishes the temporary emergency appropriation for the Seton Hall Nursing Program FY 2026, in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,050.00). The Seton Hall University School of Nursing awarded the funds. The project period is January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026.