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 2026 Operating Budget for the City of Newark and Department of Water and Sewer Utilities.
Funding Source: 2026 Budget
Appropriation Amount: $73,219,738.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: May 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026
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
TE-#27
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-19 the Municipal Council of the City of Newark adopted Resolution 7R1-a dated December 17, 2025 to provide funds for the period January 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026, and Resolution 7R1-e dated April 1, 2026 provide funds for the period April 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026 until the adoption of the Operating Budget of the City of Newark, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, additional appropriations will be required from May 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026 until the adoption of 2026 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, TE #27 is to provide funds for the period of May 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026, until the adoption of the budget; and
WHEREAS, the emergency appropriations adopted in 2026 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 including this Resolution total..............................................$249,659,268.56
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 emergency temporary appropriations:
Departments Salaries & Wages Other Expenses Total
Office of the Mayor and
Agencies $1,035,957 $1,670,860 $2,706,817
Office of the City Clerk
and Municipal Council 550,239 148,376 698,615
Department of
Administration 1,333,269 2,554,957 3,888,226
Department of Law 550,473 324,332 874,805
Department of Finance 728,638 71,706 800,344
Department of Public
Works 2,822,426 3,733,735 6,556,161
Department of
Engineering 504,905 1,916,555 2,421,460
Department of Health
and Community Wellness 844,716 154,653 999,369
Department of
Economic and
Housing Development 275,131 36,159 311,290
Department of Recreation,
Cultural Affairs and
Senior Services 781,558 357,546 1,139,104
Department of Public
Safety 22,227,190 814,792 23,041,982
SUB-TOTAL $31,654,502 $11,783,671 $43,438,173
UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONS
Health Insurance $6,556,500 -$0- $6,556,500
Aetna (Medicare
Reimbursement) 225,000 -0- 225,000
Prescription Insurance 2,469,583 -0- 2, 469,583
Dental Insurance 230,000 -0- 230,000
Stop Loss Global RX 579,167 -0- 579,167
Accrued Compensatory 225,000 -0- 225,000
Time
Flexible Spending Account 1,083 -0- 1,083
F.I.C.A. 1,041,667 -0- 1,041,667
Cash Waiver 25,000 -0- 25,000
Employee Assistance Program 4,750 -0- 4,750
Life Insurance 5,500 -0- 5,500
Workmen's Compensation 1,025,000 -0- 1,025,000
Noncontributory Pension
Contribution 1,125 -0- 1,125
Newark Employers Retirement
System Contribution 33,333 -0- 33,333
Property Rental -0- 2,650 2,650
H&L Maintenance Contract -0- 14,583 14,583
Implementation of Enterprise
Business System -0- 124,958 124,958
Newark Office of Film and
Television Studio -0- 9,167 9,167
Emergency Medical Services -0- 185,417 185,417
Media Services -0- 63,750 63,750
Bank Fees -0- 8,333 8,333
Credit Card Fees -0- 29,167 29,167
Homeownership Program -0- 16,667 16,667
Youth Community Solutions -0- 83,333 83,333
Dog Control -0- 100,000 100,000
Arts Catalyst -0- 62,500 62,500
Disallowed Cost Grant -0- 8,333 8,333
Transitional Aid Loan County -0- 2,500,000 2,500,000
Other Services - GTBM -0- 83,333 83,333
Cities of Services - Love Your Block -0- 4,167 4,167
Civilian Complaint Review Board -0- 20,833 20,833
Homeless Shelter -0- 1,083,333 1,083,333
Prior Year Bills -0- 33,333 33,333
Special Emergency -
Revaluation -0- 211,250 211,250
Security Services -0- 584,254 584,254
General Liability -0- 266,667 266,667
TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED $12,422,708 $5,496,028 $17,918,736
TOTAL $44,077,210 $17,279,699 $61,356,909
Salaries Other
Water Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Director's Office 75,183 217 75,400
Billing & Customer Service 125,802 51,024 176,826
Water Supply 944,792 1,415,419 2,360,211
Unclassified Operations 629,595 1,450,271 2,079,866
Capital Outlay -0- 626,666 626,666
________ ________ ________
Total Water Utility $1,775,372 $3,543,597 $ 5,318,969
Salaries Other
Sewer Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Billing & Customer Service 54,834 8,167 63,001
Sewer Supply 253,458 597,756 851,214
Unclassified Operations 302,978 4,708,333 5,011,311
Capital Outlay -0- 618,334 618,334
_______ ________ ________
Total Sewer Utility $611,270 $5,932,590 $6,543,860
2. This action will take effect on May 1, 2026.
3. A copy of this Resolution shall be immediately filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.
STATEMENT
This legislation establishes a temporary emergency appropriation to provide operating funds from May 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026, until the adoption of the 2026 Municipal Budget.