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Dept/ Agency: Police
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: 2011 Safe & Secure Communities Program
Entity Name: Newark Police Department
Entity Address: 22 Franklin Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $112,877.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice
Total Project Cost: $1,328,974.00
City Contribution: $1,216,097.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: (May 9, 2010 through November 30, 2010)
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 New Jersey State Legislature has appropriated funds under the Safe and Secure Communities Act pursuant to NJSA 52:27D-118.11(a) (b) (c), to provide for additional police officers in municipalities to enhance their law enforcement efforts; and
WHEREAS, this funding is designed to provide municipalities financial support to add law enforcement personnel vital to effective police operations and other crime reduction strategies as determined by the needs of the community. The Newark Police Department will use the grant to offset the salaries of 8 community service officers; and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2012, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of Police submitted an application to the NJ Division of Criminal Justice requesting grant funding in the amount of $112,877.00 from the New Jersey Safe and Secure Communities Grant Program to offset the salaries of 8 community service officers; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City of Newark has been awarded a grant in the amount of $112,877.00 from the NJ Division of Criminal Justice to supplement the salaries of 8 community service officers...
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