Title
Dept/ Agency: Police
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Overtime Initiatives to Combat Drunk Driving
Entity Name: Newark Police Department
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue Newark, New Jersey 07108
Grant Amount: $13,912.54
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety
Total Project Cost: $13,912.54
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Funding Period: (Upon expending all grant funds)
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 State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS) is responsible for the administration of the Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund (DDEF). The fund was established by N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.8; and
WHEREAS, Municipalities, the Division of State Police, interstate law enforcement agencies and county law enforcement agencies may apply to DHTS to use DDEF monies for additional DWI enforcement patrols and any appropriate measures pertaining to other DWI enforcement activities authorized by the DDEF administrative regulations, N.J.A.C. 13:86-1.1 et seq. and approved by the Director; and
WHEREAS, within the City of Newark there are violations of the State of New Jersey's drunk driving statute and the Newark Police Department endeavors to address these violations. The Newark Police Department wishes to make application to the DHTS to utilize DDEF funding in order to assign additional patrols to address DWI violators; and
WHEREAS, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Police Director submitted an application to the State of New Jerse...
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