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 2025 Operating Budget for the City of Newark and Department of Water and Sewer Utilities.
Funding Source: 2025 Municipal Budget
Appropriation Amount: $62,085,971.00
Budget Year: 2025
Contract Period: September 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025
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- #59
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-19 the Municipal Council of the City of Newark adopted Resolution 7R1-a dated December 18, 2024 to provide funds for the period January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025, Resolution 7R1-a dated March 19, 2025 to provide funds for the period April 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025, Resolution 7R1-a dated April 16, 2025 to provide funds for the period May 1, 2025 through May 31, 2025, Resolution 7R1-c dated May 7, 2025 to provide funds for the period June 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025, Resolution 7R1-a dated May 21, 2025 to provide funds for the period July 1, 2025 through July 31, 2025 and Resolution 7R1-e dated July 2, 2025 to provide funds for the period August 1, 2025 through August 31, 2025 pending the adoption of the Operating Budget of the City of Newark, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, additional appropriations will be required from September 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025, pending the adoption of 2025 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, temporary appropriation, TE #59, is to provide funds for the period of from September 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025, pending the adoption of the 2025 Budget; and
WHEREAS, the emergency appropriations adopted in 2025 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 including this Resolution total................$568,286,727.45.
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 temporary emergency appropriation:
Departments Salaries & Wages Other Expenses Total
Office of the Mayor and
Agencies $1,166,892 $1,571,488 $2,738,380
Office of the City Clerk
and Municipal Council 713,929 153,566 867,495
Department of
Administration 886,230 1,130,906 2,071,136
Department of Law 325,833 305,805 631,638
Department of Finance 458,501 76,458 534,959
Department of Public
Works 1,772,521 3,244,673 5,017,194
Department of
Engineering 672,577 734,209 1,406,786
Department of Health
and Community Wellness 536,761 111,755 648,516
Department of
Economic and
Housing Development 304,212 41,643 345,855
Department of Recreation,
Cultural Affairs and
Senior Services 443,571 275,000 718,571
Department of Public
Safety 19,132,555 520,036 19,652,591
SUB-TOTAL $26,413,582 $8,165,539 $34,579,121
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
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
Adjustment to Personnel
Compensation 4,167 -0- 4,167
Interest on Tax Appeals -0- 41,667 41,667
Property Rental -0- 59,583 59,583
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- 17,500 17,500
Media Services -0- 63,750 63,750
Bank Fees -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
Arts Catalyst -0- 62,500 62,500
Disallowed Costs -0- 16,667 16,667
Devils Settlement -0- 225,000 225,000
Tenant Legal Services -0- 31,083 31,083
Settlement/US District Court -0- 166,667 166,667
Other Services - GTBM -0- 91,667 91,667
Cities of Services - Love Your Block -0- 4,167 4,167
Civilian Complaint Review Board -0- 25,000 25,000
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- 403,333 403,333
Police Vehicle Rental -0- 254,083 254,083
Deficit in Operations -0- 437,288 437,288
General Liability -0- 266,667 266,667
TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED $12,794,329 $3,609,079 $16,403,408
TOTAL $39,207,911 $11,774,618 $50,982,529
Salaries Other
Water Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Director's Office 72,184 206 72,390
Billing & Customer Service 73,905 81,532 155,437
Water Supply 624,741 1,357,129 1,981,870
Unclassified Operations 674,994 1,450,271 2,125,265
Capital Outlay -0- 487,428 487,428
________ ________ ________
Total Water Utility $1,445,824 $3,376,566 $ 4,822,390
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 209,409 5,258,333 5,467,742
Capital Outlay -0- 176,667 176,667
_______ ________ ________
Total Sewer Utility $334,973 $5,946,079 $6,281,052
2. Said appropriations shall be provided for in the 2025 Budget.
3. This action will take effect on September 1, 2025.
4. 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 Resolution establishes a temporary emergency appropriation to provide operating funds from September 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025, pending the adoption of the 2025 Municipal Operating Budget.