Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) 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: $62,975,180.00
Budget Year: 2024
Contract Period: August 1, 2024 through August 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 #50
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, Resolution 7R1-b dated March 20, 2024 to provide funds for the period April 1, 2024 through April 30, 2024, Resolution 7R1-b dated April 10, 2024 to provide funds for the period May 1, 2024 through May 31, 2024, Resolution 7R1-a dated May 22, 2024 to provide funds for the period June 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024 and Resolution 7R1-h dated July 10, 2024 to provide funds for the period July 1, 2024 through July 31, 2024 pending the adoption of the Operating Budget of the City of Newark, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, additional appropriations will be required from August 1, 2024 through August 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 #50 is to provide funds for the period of August 1, 2024 through August 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................$486,290,839.64.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Governing Body by two-thirds of its full membership hereby
Amends its temporary budget by making the following temporary emergency appropriations:
Departments Salaries & Wages Other Expenses Total
Office of the Mayor and
Agencies $1,427,611 $1,320,578 $2,748,189
Office of the City Clerk
and Municipal Council 866,039 197,798 1,063,837
Department of
Administration 974,850 1,251,149 2,225,999
Department of Law 325,833 305,805 631,638
Department of Finance 438,366 73,412 511,778
Department of Public
Works 1,873,945 3,600,123 5,474,068
Department of
Engineering 890,644 861,205 1,751,849
Department of Health
and Community Wellness 532,819 84,359 617,178
Department of
Economic and
Housing Development 348,200 68,578 416,778
Department of Recreation
Cultural Affairs and
Senior Services 800,169 383,167 1,183,336
Department of Public
Safety 18,964,521 564,220 19,528,741
SUB-TOTAL $27,442,997 $8,710,394 $36,153,391
UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONS
Health Insurance $7,113,550 -$0- $7,113,550
Aetna (Medicare
Reimbursement) 229,167 -0- 229,167
Prescription Insurance 2,895,031 -0- 2, 895,031
Dental Insurance 210,484 -0- 210,484
Stop Loss Global RX 423,163 -0- 423,163
Employee Assistance Program 14,073 -0- 14,073
Life Insurance 11,618 -0- 11,618
Accrued Compensatory 200,000 -0- 200,000
Time
Flexible Spending Account 2,917 -0- 2,917
Adjustment to Personnel
Compensation 4,167 -0- 4,167
Noncontributory Pension
Contribution 16,667 -0- 16,667
Consolidated Police & Fire
Retirement 10,000 -0- 10,000
F.I.C.A. 916,667 -0- 916,667
Cash Waiver 33,333 -0- 33,333
Newark Employers Retirement
System Contribution 33,333 -0- 33,333
Refund of Tax Appeals -0- 41,667 41,667
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- 45,833 45,833
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- 31,083 31,083
Other Services - GTBM -0- 91,667 91,667
Cities of Services - Love Your Block -0- 4,167 4,167
Homeless Shelter -0- 833,333 833,333
Special Emergency -
Revaluation -0- 211,250 211,250
Security Services -0- 366,667 366,667
Newark Office of the Film and
Television Studio -0- 17,500 17,500
Deficit in Operations -0- 437,288 437,288
Arts Catalyst -0- 62,500 62,500
TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED $12,114,170 $3,110,830 $15,225,000
TOTAL $39,557,167 $11,821,224 $51,378,391
Salaries Other
Water Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Director's Office 48,150 217 48,367
Billing & Customer Service 83,873 81,525 165,398
Water Supply 646,724 1,353,192 1,999,916
Unclassified Operations 577,787 2,228,444 2,806,231
Capital Outlay -0- 487,427 487,427
Total Water Utility $1,356,534 $4,150,805 $ 5,507,339
Salaries Other
Sewer Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Billing & Customer Service 34,814 8,167 42,981
Sewer Supply 90,750 502,912 593,662
Unclassified Operations 177,804 5,075,000 5,252,804
Capital Outlay -0- 200,003 200,003
Total Sewer Utility $303,368 $5,786,082 $6,089,450
2. Said appropriation shall be provided for in the 2024 Budget.
3. This action will take effect on August 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 August 1, 2024 through August 31, 2024, pending the adoption of the 2024 Municipal Budget.