Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management & Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To fund overtime initiatives for implementation of strategies to prevent and control crime (City-wide).
Funding Source: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG)
Appropriation Amount: $ 485, 804.00
Budget Year: 2013
Contract Period: July 26, 2012 through September 30, 2016, or until such time as grant funds are expended
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 Resolution 7R11-a110812
Operating Agency: Newark Police Department
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in the Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $485,804.00 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) and no adequate provision has been made in the 2013 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 Resolution 7R11-a dated November 8, 2012, the City of Newark accepted the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program in the amount of $485,804.00 to fund overtime initiatives for implementation of strategies to prevent and control crime; 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, the emergency appropriations adopted in 2013 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 including this resolution total $14,287,720.66.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. An emergency appropriation is and the same is hereby made for the following classification:
Program Amount
EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE $485,804.00
PROGRAM (JAG)
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2013 budget.
3. A copy of this resolution shall be be filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.
STATEMENT
This Legislation establishes the appropriation in the amount of $485,804.00 for the EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM (JAG) funded by the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for the implementation of strategies to prevent and control crime. The contract period for this grant is July 26, 2012 through September 30, 2016, or until such time as grant funds are expended. (City-wide)