Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To purchase body armor for Newark Police Officers
Funding Source: New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice
Appropriation Amount: $92,608.41
Budget Year: 2016
Contract Period: October 21, 2015 through October 20, 2020
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-b 010616
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 $92,608.41 for the Body Armor Replacement Fund Grant Program 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 abovementioned; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 7R11-b dated January 6, 2016 the City of Newark accepted the Body Armor Replacement Fund Grant in the amount of $92,608.41 for the purpose of purchasing protective vests for Newark Police Officers; 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 2016 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 including this resolution total $102,464,876.34.
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
2015 - 2020 BODY ARMOR REPLACEMENT $92,608.41
(BAR) FUND GRANT
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2016 budget.
3. 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.
STATEMENT
This Legislation establishes the emergency appropriation in the amount of $92,608.41 for the 2015 -2020 BODY ARMOR REPLACEMENT FUND GRANT PROGRAM funded by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice for offsetting the costs associated with replacing body vests for police officers. The grant funding period is from October 21, 2015 through October 20, 2020.