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Dept/ Agency: Finance
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Request to the Local Finance Board for approval to re-establish the Alcohol Education Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund
Name of Project(s): DWI Alcohol Education Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund
Amount to be Financed: $21,950.93
Funding Source: Alcohol Education Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund Account Balance
Local Finance Board meeting date(s):
No Action Taken 7R5-a 100213
No Action Taken 7R5-a 101013
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WHEREAS, the Alcohol Education Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund Law (N.J.S.A. 26:2B-32 to 35) establishes the alcohol fund and states that the funds "shall be allocated to the municipality for the purpose of maintaining its municipal court, which may include payments to municipal court judges, municipal prosecutors and other municipal court personnel for work performed in addition to regular employment hours" N.J.S.A. 26:2b-35; and
WHEREAS, the sole use of this fund is to finance work that facilities the adjudication of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) cases and it is not for the purpose of supplementing the municipal court's budget; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure that these funds are expended in accordance with the statute, all proposed expenses must be submitted to the Assignment Judge, and/or his or her designee, per New Jersey Court Rule 1:33-4 for approval prior to committing or disbursing these funds; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Court for the City of Newark has been awarded a total of $21,950.83 in Alcohol, Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement funds in years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2010 from the State of New Jersey, Department of Treasury, Motor Vehicle Commission; and
WHEREAS, on or about December 31, 2009, the funds from the Alcohol Education Rehabi...
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