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 and Department of Water and Sewer Utilities.
Funding Source: 2024 Budget
Appropriation Amount: $74,978,640.00
Budget Year: 2024
Contract Period: May 1, 2024 through May 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.
body
TE #26
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-19 the Municipal Council of the City of Newark adopted Resolution 7R1-c dated December 20, 2023 to provide funds for the period January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024, and Resolution 7R1-b dated March 20, 2024 provide funds for the period April 1, 2024 through April 30, 2024 pending the adoption of the Operating Budget of the City of Newark, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, additional appropriations will be required from May 1, 2024 through May 31, 2024 pending the adoption of 2024 Operating Budget; 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, this temporary emergency appropriation TE #26 is to provide funds for the period of May 1, 2024 through May 31, 2024, pending the adoption of the budget; and
WHEREAS, the emergency appropriations adopted in 2024 pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:4-20 including this Resolution total..................$271,071,215.85.
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 emergency temporary appropriations:
Departments Salaries & Wages Other Expenses Total
Office of the Mayor and
Agencies $1,122,185 $1,762,926 $2,885,111
Office of the City Clerk
and Municipal Council 663,240 132,129 795,369
Department of
Administration 1,188,882 943,201 2,132,083
Department of Law 1,140,913 260,470 1,401,383
Department of Finance 708,130 73,412 781,542
Department of Public
Works 3,027,141 3,600,123 6,627,264
Department of
Engineering 655,767 793,103 1,448,870
Department of Health
and Community Wellness 533,325 84,359 617,684
Department of
Economic and
Housing Development 270,250 27,913 298,163
Department of Recreation
Cultural Affairs and
Senior Services 688,518 417,071 1,105,589
Department of Public
Safety 30,634,996 564,221 31,199,217
SUB-TOTAL $40,633,347 $8,658,928 $49,292,275
UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONS
Health Insurance $5,552,182 -$0- $5,552,182
Aetna (Medicare
Reimbursement) 229,167 -0- 229,167
Prescription Insurance 2,323,632 -0- 2,323,632
Dental Insurance 254,809 -0- 254,809
Stop Loss Global RX 342,646 -0- 342,646
Accrued Compensatory 200,000 -0- 200,000
Time
Flexible Spending Account 2,917 -0- 2,917
F.I.C.A. 916,667 -0- 916,667
Cash Waiver 33,333 -0- 33,333
Employee Assistance Program 14,073 -0- 14,073
Life Insurance 11,618 -0- 11,618
Workmen's Compensation 666,667 -0- 666,667
Unemployment Compensation 16,667 -0- 16,667
Noncontributory Pension
Contribution 16,667 -0- 16,667
Newark Employers Retirement
System Contribution 33,333 -0- 33,333
Consolidated Police & Fire
Retirement 6,825 -0- 6,825
Interest on Tax Appeal -0- 41,667 41,667
Property Rental -0- 6,417 6,417
H&L Maintenance Contract -0- 14,583 14,583
Emergency Medical
Services -0- 185,417 185,417
Implementation of Enterprise
Business System -0- 124,958 124,958
Media Services -0- 63,750 63,750
Bank Fee -0- 8,333 8,333
Credit Card Fees -0- 58,333 58,333
Homeownership Program -0- 16,667 16,667
Youth Community Solutions -0- 83,333 83,333
Dog Control -0- 62,500 62,500
Disallowed Cost Grant -0- 16,667 16,667
Devils Settlement -0- 225,000 225,000
Settlement/US District Court -0- 166,667 166,667
Tenant Legal Services -0- 56,083 56,083
Other Services - GTBM -0- 91,667 91,667
Cities of Services - Love Your Block -0- 4,167 4,167
Civilian Complaint Review Board -0- 41,667 41,667
Homeless Shelter -0- 833,333 833,333
Prior Year Bills -0- 41,667 41,667
Special Emergency -
Revaluation -0- 211,250 211,250
Security Services -0- 366,667 366,667
Deficit in Operations -0- 437,288 437,288
General Liability -0- 266,667 266,667
TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED $10,621,203 $3,424,748 $14,045,951
TOTAL $51,254,550 $12,083,676 $63,338,226
Salaries Other
Water Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Director's Office 54,282 217 54,499
Billing & Customer Service 109,577 81,525 191,102
Water Supply 912,882 1,357,109 2,269,991
Unclassified Operations 600,407 1,615,000 2,215,407
Capital Outlay -0- 487,427 487,427
________ ________ ________
Total Water Utility $1,677,148 $3,541,278 $ 5,218,426
Salaries Other
Sewer Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Billing & Customer Service 50,377 8,167 58,544
Sewer Supply 128,971 486,245 615,216
Unclassified Operations 196,561 5,308,333 5,504,894
Capital Outlay -0- 243,334 243,334
_______ ________ ________
Total Sewer Utility $375,909 $6,046,079 $6,421,988
2. Said appropriation shall be provided for in the 2024 Budget.
3. This action will take effect on May 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 legislation establishes a temporary emergency appropriation to provide operating funds from May 1, 2024 through May 31, 2024, pending the adoption of the 2024 Municipal Budget.