Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To provide support for Code Red Services
Funding Source: County of Essex-Department of Citizen Services
Appropriation Amount: $113,000.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026
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:
Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution 7R5-o adopted September 9, 2026
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE # 62
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in the Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($113,000.00), for the Code Red Services Program, and no adequate 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 above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, by the Notice of letter provided on or about August 17, 2026, the County of Essex-Department of Citizen Services, awarded the City of Newark funds in the amount of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($113,000.00). The aforementioned program will provide funds for the continued provision of medical care and supportive services to the City of Newark; 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 period between the beginning of the current fiscal year and the date of the adoption of the budget for said year; and
WHEREAS, emergency appro...
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