Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Budget Insertion
Purpose: To provide for the City of Newark to serve as a New Jersey State Navigator for the 2023-2024 grant year to support the State of New Jersey in enrolling residents in health insurance using Get Covered NJ.
Funding Source: NJ State Department of Banking and Insurance
Appropriation Amount: $115,000.00
Budget Year: 2023
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 Apply and Accept Resolution submitted under separate cover as Legistar File ID #23-1784.
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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BI # 24
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87 provides that the Director of the Division Local Government Services may approve the insertion of any Special Item of Revenue in the budget of any local unit when such item shall have been made available by law and the amount thereof shall not have been determined at the time of the adoption of the budget, and may approve the insertion of an appropriation item of equal amount for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of the law making such item of revenue available for expenditure; and
WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has made available funds in the amount of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($115,000.00), to provide support for the State Health coverage Program; and
WHEREAS, by an award letter dated September 11, 2023 from the State of New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, the City was awarded a grant in the amount of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($115,000.00) for the continued provision of health care services to the medically underserved populated areas, which includes the City of Newark.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A 40A: 4-87, the City of Newark, New Jersey hereby requests the Director of Local Government Services to approve a budget insertion in the amount of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($115,000.00), and an appropriation of an equal amount for the FY 2023 NJ State Navigator Program in the budget year 2023 as set forth in Schedule A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
2. The aforesaid insertion is, in the opinion of the Governing Body, warranted and authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87 and are necessary for the orderly operation of the municipality.
3. A copy of this Resolution shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services by the Acting City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution is establishing an appropriation and revenue for the FY 2023 Municipal Budget in the amount of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($115,000.00) for the FY 2023 NJ State Navigator Program. The State of New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance is providing these funds. The project period is October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.