Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: Funding for implementation of Model Precinct Accountability and Cooperation Team (“M-Pact”) Program
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Appropriation Amount: $ 700,000.00
Budget Year: 2018
Contract Period: October 1, 2017 through September 30, 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 7R9-a adopted on February 7, 2018
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety
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 $700,000.00 for the FY 2017 Smart Policing Initiative Grant and no adequate provision has been made in the 2018 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 7, 2018, the City of Newark accepted FY 2017 Smart Policing Initiative Grant in the amount of $700,000.00 to fund the implementation of a Model Precinct Accountability and Cooperation Team (“M-Pact”) program, which is an evidence-based policing strategy leveraging crime analysis and technology within the Newark Police Division; 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 2018 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 including this resolution total $193,675,991.59.
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
FY 2017 Smart Policing Initiative Grant $700,000.00
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2018 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 an appropriation in the amount of $700,000.00 for the FY 2017 Smart Policing Initiative Grant funded by the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance for the purpose of funding a Model Precinct Accountability and Cooperation Team (“M-Pact”) program, which is an evidence-based policing strategy leveraging crime analysis and technology within the Newark Police Division. The grant period is October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2020.