Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management & Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To enhance the City of Newark and the Urban Area Security Initiative region’s ability to build, maintain and sustain national preparedness capabilities related to training, maintenance, radios, radio equipment, traffic and signals EOC integration, DPP positions, and MMRs positions and equipment within the City of Newark (City-wide).
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
Appropriation Amount: $1,909,296.00
Budget Year: 2016
Contract Period: September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2018
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:
N/A
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-g 012016
Operating Agency: Department of Administration
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE- # 13
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $1,909,296.00, for the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant and no adequate provision has been made in the 2016 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 authorizing Resolution 7R1-g dated January 20, 2016, the City of Newark accepted funds for the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant from the State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness in the amount of $1,909,296.00 to provide region’s ability to build, maintain and sustain national preparedness capabilities related to training, maintenance, radios, radio equipment, traffic and signals EOC integration, DPP positions, and MMRs positions and equipment 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 2016, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-20 including this resolution total…………………$195,430,160.93.
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
The Urban Areas Security $1,909,296.00 Initiative Grant
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2016 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 a temporary emergency appropriation for the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant, in the amount of $1,909,296.00. The State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, is awarding the funds. The project period is September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2018.