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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Budget Insertion
Purpose: To provide STD-EHE support for STD testing and patient follow-up for HIV, STD and TB Services for the continued provision of health care services to the medically underserved populated areas, which includes the City of Newark (City-wide).
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of HIV, STD and TB Services
Appropriation Amount: $349,000.00
Budget Year: 2023
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 7R5-b adopted on October 18, 2023.
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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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 New Jersey Department of Health, Division of HIV, STD and TB Services has made available Three Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($349,000.00) to provide support for the STD Expansion Program; and
WHEREAS, by an award letter dated June 8, 2023 from the State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of HIV, STD and TB Services, the City was awarded a grant in the amount of Three Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($349,000.00) for the continued provision of health care services to medically underserved populated areas, which includes the City of Newark.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. In 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 Three Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($349,000.00) and an appropriation of an equal amount for the FY 2023 STD Expansion Program in the budget year 2023 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 is 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 City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution is establishing an appropriation and revenue for the FY 2023 Municipal Budget in the amount of Three Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($349,000.00) for the FY 2023 STD Expansion Program. The State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of HIV, STD and TB Services is providing these funds. The project period is August 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024 (City-wide).