Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Junior Olympics Program to promote positive
youth engagement
Entity Name: Essex County Youth Services Commission
Entity Address: 50 South Clinton Street, Suite 3240, East Orange, NJ 07018
Grant Amount: $13,486.00
Total Project Cost: $13,486.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $
Grant Period: June 18, 2026 to August 31, 2026
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the Essex County Youth Services Commission has established the Junior Public Safety Olympics Program to promote positive youth engagement through educational, recreational, and public safety-based activities; and
WHEREAS, the Essex County Youth Services Commission has made funding available to participating municipalities for approved and eligible costs associated with planning, implementing, and hosting Junior Public Safety Olympics activities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, through its Department of Public Safety, desires to participate in the Junior Public Safety Olympics Program and provide programming and activities for youth within the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has prepared and submitted a proposed budget in the amount of Thirteen Thousand Four Hundred Eight-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($13,486.00) for reimbursement of eligible project expenses; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of these grant funds will assist the City of Newark in providing youth engagement opportunities and implementing program activities associated with the Junior Public Safety Olympics.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety, are hereby authorized to accept reimbursement grant funding from the Essex County Youth Services Commission for the Junior Public Safety Olympics Program in the amount of Thirteen Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($13,486.00)
2. The Mayor and/or his designee and the Director of the Department of Public Safety are hereby authorized to execute any and all grant documents, memoranda of agreement, certifications, and other documents necessary to effectuate the receipt and administration of said grant funds
3. The grant funding shall be utilized solely for eligible expenditures in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Essex County Youth Services Commission.
4. The Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Newark and The County of Essex, Department of Citizen Services, Division of Youth Services Commission (“ECYSC”) is hereby ratified from August 6, 2026 to the date of the adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the actions taken by the Mayor and/or his designee, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety, to accept grant funding from the Essex County Youth Services Commission for the Junior Public Safety Olympics Program in the amount of $13,486.00 to support youth engagement activities and associated program costs.