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: $67,727,086.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: July 1, 2026 through July 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:
Operating Agency: All Departments
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
body
TE-#41
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, Resolution 7R1-e dated April 1, 2026 provide funds for the period April 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026, Resolution 7R1-a dated May 6, 2026 provide funds for the period May 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026, and Resolution 7R1-a dated May 20, 2026 provide funds for the period June 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026 until the adoption of the Operating Budget of the City of Newark, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, additional appropriations will be required from July 1, 2026 through July 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 #41 is to provide funds for the period of July 1, 2026 through July 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..............................................$392,065,531.31
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 $1,302,271 $2,075,795 $3,378,066
Office of the City Clerk
and Municipal Council 1,012,902 130,106 1,143,008
Department of
Administration 892,735 1,113,010 2,005,745
Department of Law 325,000 305,805 630,805
Department of Finance 451,062 71,706 522,768
Department of Public
Works 1,747,216 3,162,306 4,909,522
Department of
Engineering 1,075,924 666,933 1,742,857
Department of Health
and Community Wellness 597,716 154,653 752,369
Department of
Economic and
Housing Development 457,330 18,933 476,263
Department of Recreation,
Cultural Affairs and
Senior Services 519,141 367,546 886,687
Department of Public
Safety 21,378,737 471,934 21,850,671
SUB-TOTAL $29,760,034 $8,538,727 $38,298,761
UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONS
Health Insurance $8,556,500 -$0- $8,556,500
Aetna (Medicare
Reimbursement) 225,000 -0- 225,000
Prescription Insurance 3,213,500 -0- 3,213,500
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
Consolidated Police & Fire
Retirement 2,083 -0- 2,083
Refund of Tax Appeal -0- 41,667 41,667
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
Youth Community Solutions -0- 83,333 83,333
Dog Control -0- 100,000 100,000
Disallowed Cost Grant -0- 8,333 8,333
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 $15,168,708 $2,958,528 $18,127,236
TOTAL $44,928,742 $11,497,255 $56,425,997
Salaries Other
Water Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Director's Office 49,101 217 49,318
Billing & Customer Service 84,144 51,024 135,168
Water Supply 636,459 1,415,419 2,051,878
Unclassified Operations 629,595 1,450,271 2,079,866
Capital Outlay -0- 626,666 626,666
________ ________ ________
Total Water Utility $1,399,299 $3,543,597 $ 4,942,896
Salaries Other
Sewer Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Billing & Customer Service 36,834 8,167 45,001
Sewer Supply 177,458 597,756 775,214
Unclassified Operations 211,311 4,708,333 4,919,644
Capital Outlay -0- 618,334 618,334
_______ ________ ________
Total Sewer Utility $425,603 $5,932,590 $6,358,193
2. Said appropriations shall be provided for in the 2026 Budget.
3. This action will take effect on July 1, 2026.
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 legislation establishes a temporary emergency appropriation to provide operating funds from July 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026, until the adoption of the 2026 Municipal Budget.