Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management & Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Budget Insertion
Purpose: Homeless Healthcare (HRSA) Program: provides medical care services, social services, substance abuse and mental health counseling to the homeless population within the City of Newark. (City-wide)
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services
Appropriation Amount: $279,925.00 ($44,463.00 and $235,462.00)
Budget Year: 2014
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 #7R2-c 030514 and inserted by 7R1-i 030514 ($2,293,563.00) and 7R1-l 050714 ($53,371.00)
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
body
BI- #1
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A 40A: 4-87 provides that the Director of Local Government Services may approve the insertion of any Special Item of Revenue in the budget of any local unit when such item shall have been made available by law and the amount thereof shall not have been determined at the time of the adoption of the budget, and may approve the insertion of an appropriation item of equal amount for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of the law making such item of revenue available for expenditure; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Health and Human Services has made available $279,925.00 ($44,463.00 and $235,462.00) bringing total program resources to $2,626,859.00 for the Homeless Healthcare (HRSA) Program; and
WHEREAS, by Resolutions 7R2-c dated March 5, 2014, 7R1-i dated March 5, 2014 and 7R1-l dated May 7, 2014, the City of Newark accepted the Homeless Healthcare (HRSA) Program grant in the amounts of $2,293,563.00* and $53,371.00 subject to increase or decrease of funds if made available, and established a temporary emergency appropriation in the same amount, to provide medical care services, social services substance abuse and mental health counseling to the homeless population within the City of Newark.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY: THAT
1. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A 40A: 4-87, the City of Newark, New Jersey, hereby requests the Director of Local Government Services to approve a budget insertion in the amount of $279,925.00 and an appropriation of an equal amount for the Homeless Healthcare (HRSA) Program in the budget year 2014 as set forth in Schedule A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
2. That the aforesaid insertion is, in the opinion of the Governing Body, warranted and authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-87 and is necessary for the orderly operation of the municipality.
3. A copy of this resolution shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.
STATEMENT
This resolution establishes the revenue and appropriation for the 2014 Municipal Budget in the amount of $279,925.00 bringing total program resources to $2,626,859.00 for the Homeless Healthcare (HRSA) Program. The United States Department of Health and Human Services are providing these additional funds. The project period is November 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014 (Citywide).
SCHEDULE A
ANTICIPATED ITEM OF REVENUE SPECIAL ITEM OF
APPROPRIATION
United States Department of Health Unclassified Purposes
and Human Services Special Item of Appropriation
Homeless Healthcare (HRSA) Homeless Healthcare (HRSA)
Program (City-wide) Program (City-wide)
$279,925.00 $279,925.00
1. The Project Director is Marsha McGowan, Health Officer, Department of
Health and Community Wellness.
2. The Fiscal Officer will be Danielle Smith, Acting Director of Finance.
3. The operating agency is the Department of Health and Community Wellness.
4. The type of funding will be reimbursement payments upon submission of monthly expenditure reports.
5. The program period is from November 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014.
6. A copy of this resolution shall be immediately filed with the Director of Local
Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.