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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: FY 2026 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) to provide In-School and Out of School youth and young adults ages 16-24 with valuable internships and assist in successful transition to the world of work.
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Appropriation Amount: $829,600.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: April 1, 2026 through October 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:
Funds to be accepted by Resolution Legistar File ID # 26-0617) submitted under separate cover.
Operating Agency: Office of the Mayor and Agencies, One Stop Career Center-Newark Works
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE - #28
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in the Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of Eight Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($829,600.00) for FY 2026 Summer Youth Work Experience Program (SYWEP) and no adequate provision has been made in the 2026 Temporary Budget for the aforesaid purpose; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose abovementioned; and
WHEREAS, by award letter dated March 25, 2026 from New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the City of Newark has been awarded FY 2026 Summer Youth Work Experience Program (SYWEP) in the amount of $829,600.00 to provide in-school and out-of-school youth and young adults aged 16 to 24 with valuable work experience, and to help them to successfully transition to the world of work; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-...
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