Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management & Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To provide homeless prevention, rapid rehousing, utilities and homeless assistance to residents within the City of Newark.
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Appropriation Amount: $548,578.00
Budget Year: 2015
Contract Period: September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015
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 7R1-k 010715
Operating Agency: Department of Administration
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
body
TE- #2
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $548,578.00, for the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) to provide homeless prevention, rapid rehousing, utilities and homeless assistance to residents within the City of Newark; and no adequate provision has been made in the 2015 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 above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 7R1-k dated January 7, 2015, the City of Newark accepted funds for the ESG Program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $548,578.00 to provide homeless prevention, rapid rehousing, utilities and homeless assistance to residents within the City of Newark; 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, emergency appropriation adopted in 2015, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-20 including this resolution total
$617,489.00
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. A temporary emergency appropriation be and the same is
hereby made for the following classification.
Program Amount
Emergency Solutions Grant $548,578.00
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2015 budget.
3. A copy of this resolution shall be filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.
STATEMENT
This Legislation establishes the Appropriation for the ESG Program in the amount of $548,578.00. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are awarding the funds. The project period is September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015