Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: Arts and Education District 2026
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources
Appropriation Amount: $1,000,000.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, until funds are fully expended
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Funds accepted by Resolution #7R1-g 12/03/2025
Operating Agency: Department of Economic and Housing Development
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE - #10
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of One Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,000,000.00) for the Arts and Education District 2026 and no provision has been made in the 2026 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 aforementioned; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 7R1-g dated December 3, 2025, the City of Newark has accepted Arts and Education District 2026 Grant in the amount of One Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,000,000.00) to expand the Newark Arts & Education District and support year-round activations including festivals, concerts, art walks, pop-ups, family nights, film screenings, season markets, and partnerships with local venues; and contribute to beautification of the arts and cultural district; and
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 pe...
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