Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To provide Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
Funding Source: United States Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency
Appropriation Amount: $2,682,981.00
Budget Year: 2019
Contract Period: February 18, 2019 through February 17, 2022
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 6, 2019.
Federal Share - $2,682,981.00 and Non-Federal Commitment - $1,667,799.00 by the City of Newark.
Total Project Cost: $4,350,780.00
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety - Division of Fire
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE-#10
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $2,682,981.00 for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant and no adequate provision has been made in the 2019 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, by Resolution 7R9-a dated February 6, 2019, the City of Newark accepted from the United States Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency, program funds for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant in the amount of $2,682,981.00 federal share and $1,667,799.00 non-federal cumulative commitment by the City of Newark for the period commencing February 18, 2019 through February 17, 2022; 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 2019, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 including this resolution total... $125,408,928.61.
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 SAFER GRANT $2,682,981.00
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2019 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 Resolution establishes the temporary emergency appropriation for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant in the amount of $2,682,981.00. The United States Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the funds. The City of Newark is providing a cash match of $555,933 for year 1 of this 3 year grant under separate resolution. The contract commences on February 18, 2019 and terminates on February 17, 2022.