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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management & Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To provide and advance public safety through community policing and assisting jurisdictions with financial support to add and rehire law enforcement personnel (City-Wide).
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Appropriation Amount: $6,028,700.00
Budget Year: 2012
Contract Period: September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2014 and a twelve (12) month retention period at the end of the grant
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Apply and Accept Resolution will be submitted for the same meeting under a separate cover.
City’s Financial Responsibility: $3,180,475.00 Total Project Cost: $9,209,175.00
Funds accepted by Resolution #
Operating Agency: Newark Police Department
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE - #20
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in the Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $6,028,700.00 for the COPS Hiring Program and no adequate provision has been made in the 2012 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 abovementioned; and
WHEREAS, by award letter dated September 28, 2011 from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the City was awarded $6,028,700.00 to fund the rehiring of 25 Newark Police Officers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark is responsible to fund an amount not to exceed $3,180,475.00 over the 3-year grant period including the additional 12 month retention period in 2015 required by t...
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