Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/ Division of Police
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Body Armor Replacement for Police Officers
Entity Name: Department of Public Safety/Division of Police
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108
Grant Amount: $99,886.90
Funding Source: New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice/ Body Armor Replacement Fund Program
Total Project Cost: $99,886.90
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: October 3, 2017 through September 30, 2022
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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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 8, 2017, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Acting Public Safety Director submitted an electronic application to the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice requesting funding (to be set by a pre-determined formula) from the FY2017 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 Division has been awarded funding in the amount of Ninety-Nine Thousand, Eight Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars and Ninety Cents ($99,886.90) from the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, for the purchase of body armor vests, for the period commen...
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