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Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: Contract for Per Diem Municipal Public Defender
Entity Name: Bryan F. Ferrick, Esq.
Entity Address: 665 Newark Avenue, Room 404, Jersey City, New Jersey 07304
Contract Amount: $15,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget/Office of the Mayor
Contract Period: January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( X ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark is in need of Per Diem Attorneys to serve as Municipal Public Defenders to be assigned to cases in the Newark Municipal Court; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to enter into a contract with Bryan F. Ferrick, Esq., 665 Newark Avenue Room 404, Jersey City, Newark, New Jersey 07304, to serve as a Per Diem Municipal Public Defender for the Newark Municipal Court, representing indigent defendants, for an amount not to exceed $15,000.00, for the period commencing January 1, 2013 and terminating December 31, 2013; and
WHEREAS, this contract is for an amount under $17,500.00 and therefore is not subject to State Pay-to-Play Law (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5); and
WHEREAS, this contract is being awarded as a Professional Service pursuant to the provisions of the State Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A.:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Newark signed into law Executive Order Number MEO-07-0001 (hereinafter “(Pay-to-Play Executive Order”), which requires reporting of political contributions to Newark Municipal Candidates and prohibits certain political contributions during the duration of the contract; and
WHEREAS, the State Local Public Contracts Law, (N.J.S....
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