Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Accepting a Donation
Gift: 300 Operation Gratitude Care Pouches
Purpose: To provide approximately 300 Operation Gratitude Care Pouches to the 5th Precinct in support of First Responders.
Entity Name: Operation Gratitude
Entity Address: 21100 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, California 91311-4278
Gift Value: $4,500.00
City Contribution: No municipal funds required
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: N/A
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, Operation Gratitude wishes to donate to the City of Newark, Police Division, approximately 300 Operation Gratitude Care Pouches to the 5th Precinct with a total value of Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($4500.00) in support of First Responders; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:5-29, a local unit is authorized and empowered to accept bequests, legacies and gifts made to it and is empowered to utilize such bequests, legacies and gifts in the manner set forth in the conditions of the bequest, legacy or gift provided, however, that such bequest, legacy, or gift shall not be put to any use which is inconsistent with the laws of the State of New Jersey and the United States of American; and
WHEREAS, Operation Gratitude fully understands and agrees that it is not entitled to receive any direct benefit from the City of Newark in exchange for its gift; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Police Division, desires to accept the gift of approximately 300 Operation Gratitude Care Pouches to the 5th Precinct in support of First Responders, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:5-29.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, are hereby authorized to accept a gift of approximately 300 Operation Gratitude Care Pouches from Operation Gratitude, 21100 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, California 91311-4278, in the amount of $4,500.00 for the 5th Precinct in support of First Responders.
2. No municipal funds will be expended in the acceptance of this gift.
3. The gift award letter from Operation Gratitude shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Director of Public Safety.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, to accept a gift of approximately 300 Operation Gratitude Care Pouches from Operation Gratitude, 21100 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, California 91311-4278, in the amount of $4,500.00 for the 5th Precinct in support of First Responders. No municipal funds are required.