Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: 2017 Clean Communities Grant Program: Provide funds to supplement an existing litter reduction and removal program, as well as the abatement of graffiti within the municipality.
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Appropriation Amount: $419,929.62
Budget Year: 2017
Contract Period: June 1, 2017 through December 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:
Apply and Accept Resolution submitted separately at the same meeting
(Legistar File ID: 17-1210)
Operating Agency: Department of Public Works
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
body
TE-#36
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $419,929.62 for 2017 Clean Communities 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 above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works submitted a resolution to accept the 2017 Clean Communities Grant Program in the amount of $419,929.62 from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to provide funds to supplement an existing litter reduction and removal program, as well as the abatement of graffiti within the municipality; and
WHEREAS, no Municipal funds are required to fund this program; and
WHEREAS, a previous resolution authorizing TE #35 and prior emergency appropriations submitted for Municipal Council approval totaled $284,419,952.56; 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 2017, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-20 including this resolution total...……………………. $284,839,882.18
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 2017 Clean Communities Grant Program $419,929.62
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2017 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 a temporary emergency appropriation to supplement its existing litter reduction and removal program, as well as abate graffiti within the municipality in the amount of $419,929.62. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection awarded the funds.