Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: 2026 Annual Budget for Mt. Prospect Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District Management Corporation for the Mt. Prospect Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District (MPANID)
Purpose: Reading and Adopting 2026 Annual Budget for Mt. Prospect Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District Management Corporation.
Amount: $330,000.00
Budget Period: January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
Additional Information:
Budget Introduction authorized by Resolution 7R2-f adopted on February 18, 2026
Public Hearing to be Held on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:00 A.M.
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WHEREAS, on February 18, 2026, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark (“Municipal Council”) adopted Resolution 7R2-f (the “Introducing Resolution”), which introduced the proposed annual budget for Mt. Prospect Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District (“MPANID”) for the Fiscal Year 2026 (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026) (“FY 2026”), in the amount of Three Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($330,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the Department of Economic and Housing Development scheduled a public hearing upon said budget for April 28, 2026, as required under N.J.S.A. 40:56-84 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Economic and Housing Development publicly advertised the proposed budget for the MPANID for FY 2026 and the time and place for the April 28, 2026, hearing in the Star Ledger on April 14, 2026, which date represents at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date of April 28, 2026 as required by N.J.S.A. 40:56-84 (d); and
WHEREAS, the Tuesday, April 28, 2026, hearing date, represents no less than twenty-eight (28) days from February 18, 2026, the date of the approved budget, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:56-84 (e); and
WHEREAS, the Department of Economic and Housing Development posted the budget for the MPANID for FY 2026 in a public place where public notices are customarily posted, within the basement area of Newark City Hall, and a copy of said budget will be made available to those persons requesting same during the week prior to and the day of the public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to read, by title, the budget for Mt. Prospect Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District Management Corporation for the Mt. Prospect Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District (MPANID) for the fiscal year 2026, January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 (FY 2026).
2. All of the conditions outlined in Paragraph (1) of N.J.S.A. 40:56-84(f) have been satisfied.
3. The amount anticipated to be raised by the special assessments to support the budget for MPANID is estimated to be Three Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($330,000.00), and shall be paid quarterly over to the MPANID in installments of 25% of the total estimated assessments by the Director of the Department of Finance.
4. The Director of the Department of Finance shall withhold from the quarterly payments to the MPANID an Administrative Fee of 1% of the amount of special assessments billed by the Tax Collector to support the Budget of the MPANID.
5. The Budget for the MPANID for FY 2026 in the amount of Three Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($330,000.00), is hereby adopted.
6. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of the adoption of this budget for the MPANID from January 1, 2026 through the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
7. A copy of this Resolution and the budget for the MPANID for FY 2026 shall be placed on file in the Office of the City Clerk by the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development.
8. The Office of the City Clerk shall forward certified copies of this Resolution to the Business Administrator, the Director of the Department of Finance, Tax Collector and Tax Assessor.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the City Clerk to read, by title, the budget for the Mt. Prospect Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District Management Corporation for the Mt. Prospect Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District (MPANID) for the fiscal year 2026 (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026), in the amount of $330,000.00, and adopt said budget, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56-84 et seq.