Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: Emergency Appropriation for the Department of Public Safety due to unanticipated Overtime, New Class of 145 Police Recruits and expiration of the SAFER grant
Funding Source: City of Newark
Appropriation Amount: $15,000,000.00
Budget Year: 2018
Additional Information:
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen with respect to insufficient appropriations in Department of Public Safety Police and Fire Salaries and Wages and, no adequate provision was made in the 2018 budget for the aforesaid purpose, and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-46 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose mentioned above, and
WHEREAS, the total amount of the emergency appropriations created, including the appropriation to be created by this resolution is $15,000,000 and three (3) percent of the total operating appropriations in the budget for 2018 is $17,621,584, and
WHEREAS, the foregoing appropriation together with prior appropriations does not exceed three (3%) percent of the total operating appropriations (including utility operation appropriations) in the budget for 2018, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
By not less than 2/3 of all Governing Body members affirmatively concurring that in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:4-48:
1. An emergency appropriation is hereby made for the Department of Public Safety:
A. Police Division - Salaries and Wages $ 9,500,000
B. Fire Division - Salaries and Wages 5,500,000
in the amount of $15,000,000.
2. That said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in full in the 2018 budget, and is requested to be excluded from CAPS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-53.3c(1).
3. That an Emergency Note not in excess of the above amount be authorized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-51.
4. That such note shall be executed by Danielle A. Smith, Chief Financial Officer, and by Kenneth Louis, City Clerk.
5. That such note shall be dated -------------___________________, 20____, may be renewed from time to time, and such note and any renewals shall be payable on or before December 31, 20____.
6. That two (2) certified copies of this resolution be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services.
STATEMENT
This legislation allows for the funding in the 2018 budget of unanticipated additional overtime for Police and Fire Divisions, the Police Class of 145 New Recruits and the expiration of the SAFER grant that transferred 38 Fire Fighters to the Current Fund.
CERTIFICATION FOR EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FORM
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
This statement must be prepared in duplicate by the Chief Financial Officer and filed with the municipal clerk prior to the adoption of the emergency resolution. The duplicate must be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services together with the emergency resolution.
Please answer all questions:
Purpose of emergency appropriation:
• Unanticipated additional overtime for Police and Fire Divisions
• Police Class of 145 New Recruits
• Expiration of the SAFER grant that transferred 38 Fire Fighters to the Current Fund
Date of
Occurrence: _____________August 6, 2018______________________________________
Have any contracts been awarded or purchase orders placed in connection with this emergency appropriation? ______No_________________________________________________________
Date________________________ Chief Financial Officer --------------------_____________________________
Municipality_______________________________________