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Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: To serve as Per Diem Public Defender for the Newark Municipal Court representing Indigent Defendants.
Entity Name: Bernardo Henry, Esq.
Entity Address: 214 Oakwood Avenue, Suite 3, Orange, New Jersey 07050
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $17,000.00
Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Office of the Mayor
Contract Period: January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") is in need of Per Diem Attorneys to serve as Municipal Public Defenders to be assigned to cases in the Newark Municipal Court; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into and execute a contract with Bernardo W. Henry, Esq., 214 Oakwood Avenue, Suite 3, Orange, New Jersey 07050, to serve as a Per Diem Municipal Public Defender for the Newark Municipal Court, representing indigent defendants, for an amount not to exceed $17,000.00, for the period commencing January 1, 2020 and terminating December 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS, this contract is for an amount under $17,500.00 and therefore is not subject to State Pay-to-Play Law (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5); and
WHEREAS, this contract is being awarded as a Professional Service pursuant to the provisions of the State Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i)); and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark's Municipal Council adopted Contractor Pay-to-Play Reform Ordinance, R.O. 2:4-22C, which requires reporting of political contributions to Newark Municipal Candidates and prohibits certain political contributions during the duration of the c...
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