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: $67,624,172.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: April 1, 2026 through April 30, 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-#18
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 until the adoption of the Operating Budget of the City of Newark, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, additional appropriations will be required from April 1, 2026 through April 30, 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 #18 is to provide funds for the period of April 1, 2026 through April 30, 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..............................................$175,360,590.62
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 $983,825 $1,876,066 $2,859,891
Office of the City Clerk
and Municipal Council 650,429 467,759 1,118,188
Department of
Administration 850,560 1,059,178 1,909,738
Department of Law 340,445 277,940 618,385
Department of Finance 485,759 71,706 557,465
Department of Public
Works 1,881,618 5,483,735 7,365,353
Department of
Engineering 615,867 913,914 1,529,781
Department of Health
and Community Wellness 585,305 152,291 737,596
Department of
Economic and
Housing Development 295,873 42,542 338,415
Department of Recreation,
Cultural Affairs and
Senior Services 525,558 357,546 883,104
Department of Public
Safety 21,484,794 514,792 21,999,589
SUB-TOTAL $28,700,033 $11,217,469 $39,917,502
UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONS
Health Insurance $7,763,915 -$0- $7,763,915
Aetna (Medicare
Reimbursement) 247,083 -0- 247,083
Prescription Insurance 2,583,333 -0- 2, 583,333
Dental Insurance 230,000 -0- 230,000
Stop Loss Global RX 441,667 -0- 441,667
Accrued Compensatory 225,000 -0- 225,000
Time
Flexible Spending Account 1,167 -0- 1,167
F.I.C.A. 958,333 -0- 958,333
Cash Waiver 25,000 -0- 25,000
Employee Assistance Program 4,583 -0- 4,583
Life Insurance 5,500 -0- 5,500
Workmen's Compensation 775,000 -0- 775,000
Unemployment Compensation 16,667 -0- 16,667
Noncontributory Pension
Contribution 757 -0- 757
Newark Employers Retirement
System Contribution 33,333 -0- 33,333
Adjustment to Personnel
Compensation 62,500 -0- 62,500
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
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
Settlement/US District Court -0- 83,333 83,333
Other Services - GTBM -0- 83,333 83,333
Cities of Services - Love Your Block -0- 4,167 4,167
Civilian Complaint Review Board -0- 25,000 25,000
Legal Services right to Counsel -0- 16,667 16,667
Homeless Shelter -0- 833,333 833,333
Prior Year Bills -0- 33,333 33,333
Special Emergency -
Revaluation -0- 211,250 211,250
Security Services -0- 408,940 408,940
Police Vehicle Rental -0- 254,083 254,083
Deficit in Operations -0- 191,650 191,650
Over Expenditure - Grant -0- 439 439
General Liability -0- 266,667 266,667
TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED $13,373,838 $3,162,720 $16,536,558
TOTAL $42,073,871 $13,130,189 $55,204,060
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 683,762 1,391,427 2,075,189
Capital Outlay -0- 626,666 626,666
________ ________ ________
Total Water Utility $1,453,466 $3,484,753 $ 4,938,219
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 210,478 4,582,866 4,793,344
Capital Outlay -0- 618,334 618,334
_______ ________ ________
Total Sewer Utility $424,770 $5,807,123 $6,231,893
2. This action will take effect on April 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 April 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026, until the adoption of the 2026 Municipal Budget.