Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Budget Insertion
Purpose: To maintain and enhance the upgrade of the City’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities.
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness (PHILEP)
Appropriation Amount: $255,608.00
Budget Year: 2024
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 #24-1341.Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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BI #4
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87 provides that the Director of the Division Local Government Services (the “Director”) 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
WHEREAS, the Director may approve the insertion of an appropriation item of equal amount; and
WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness (PHILEP), has made available funds in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($255,608.00) to provide support for the Bioterrorism program; and
WHEREAS, by an award letter dated September 25, 2024, from the State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness (PHILEP), the City of Newark was awarded a grant in the amount of $255,608.00, to provide support for the public health emergencies services.
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 an item of revenue in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($255,608.00), and an appropriation of an equal amount for the FY 2024 Bioterrorism (NJLINCS) Program in the Budget Year 2024, as set forth in Schedule A, which is 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 City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution is establishing an appropriation and revenue for the FY 2024 Municipal Budget in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($255,608.00), for the FY 2024 Bioterrorism (NJLINCS) Program. The State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness (PHILEP) is providing these funds. The project period is July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 (City-wide).