Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: Funding for overtime initiatives to address violent crime
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Appropriation Amount: $525,446.00
Budget Year: 2017
Contract Period: October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2019 or until all grant funds are expended
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:
All Wards Citywide
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R9-a adopted on February 1, 2017
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE-#37
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in the Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $525,446.00 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and no provision has been made in the 2017 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 7R9-a dated February 1, 2017, the City of Newark accepted the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program in the amount of $525,446.00 to fund overtime initiatives for implementation of strategies to prevent and control crime; and
WHEREAS, a previous resolution authorizing TE #36 and prior emergency appropriations submitted for Municipal Council approval totaled $284,839,882.18; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark is the largest municipality in both the State and Essex County therefore it was the lead applicant for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), and pursuant to Resolution 7R9-a F...
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