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Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Office of Emergency Management
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To enhance the City of Newark and the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) region's ability to build, maintain and sustain national preparedness capabilities by funding a Communications Planner
Entity Name: Department of Public Safety, Office of Emergency Management
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108
Grant Amount: $12,500.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
Total Project Cost: $12,500.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2019
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 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Program's mission is to enhance regional preparedness in major metropolitan areas through direct assistance to participating jurisdictions in developing an integrated regional system for prevention, protection, response and recovery from terrorist events or natural catastrophes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark through the Department of Public Safety's Office of Emergency Management Division has been awarded a grant in the amount of $12,500.00, from the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness FY'16 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant to fund a Communication Planner position for the period commencing September 1, 2016 and terminating on August 31, 2019 toward the salary for the position of Communications Planner, in the Department of Public Safety, Office of Emergency Management; and
WHEREAS, this repres...
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