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Dept/ Agency: Police
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide body armor vests to eligible police officers under the Body Armor Replacement Fund Grant Program.
Entity Name: Newark Police Department
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108
Grant Amount: $126,081.60
Funding Source: New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice/ Body Armor Replacement Fund Grant Program
Total Project Cost: $126,081.60
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: (November 27, 2013 through November 26, 2018
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey State Legislature has appropriated funding under the State Body Armor Replacement Fund pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:17B-4.4 to provide for the purchase of body armor vests for eligible police officers in the State of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark is committed to ensuring the safety of its police officers in the performance of their duties; and
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2013, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of Police submitted an electronic application to the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice requesting funding (to be set by a pre-determined formula) from the FY2013 Body Armor Replacement Fund Grant Program for the purchase of body armor vests with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City of Newark Police Department has been awarded funding in the amount of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Eighty-One Dollars and Sixty Cents ($126,081.60) from the New Jersey Division of Criminal Jus...
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