Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management & Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: Homeless Healthcare Project: to provide medical care, social services, substance abuse and mental health counseling to the homeless population within the City of Newark
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Appropriation Amount: $335,000.00
Budget Year: 2015
Contract Period: November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015
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:
Funds accepted by Resolution Temporary Emergency Resolution 7R1-a dated February 18, 2015, funds applied and accepted by Resolution 7R2-b dated February 4, 2015.
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $335,000.00, for the Homeless HRSA Program and no provision has been made in the 2015 Temporary Budget for the aforesaid purpose and N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, by authorizing Resolution 7R2-b dated February 4, 2015, the City of Newark accepted the Homeless HRSA Grant in the amount of $2,466,134.00 bringing total program resources to $2,801,134.00, to provide medical care, social services, substance abuse and mental health counseling to the homeless population within the City of Newark.
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, emergency appropriation adopted in 2015, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-20 including this resolution total
$150,932,148.23.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. A temporary emergency appropriation be and the same is hereby made for the following classification.
Program Amount
Homeless HRSA $335,000.00 Program
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2015 budget.
3. A copy of this resolution shall be filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.
STATEMENT
This legislation establishes the appropriation for the Homeless HRSA Program in the amount of $335,000.00. The United States Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration are awarding the funds. The project period is November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015.