Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/ Fire Division
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Sale/Disposition of Personal Property Not Needed
Personal Property: Ladder #33 1987 FED, TRR and Obsolete Firefighting Equipment
Valued Amount: $1.00
Recipient: City of San Jose de Los Llanos, Dominican Republic
Recipients Address: Direction C/Sanchez #28, San Jose de Los Llanos, Dominican Republic
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety, Fire Division is presently warehousing, at considerable cost, Ladder #33 1987 FED, TRR (VIN #1F9BB A82H1 03796 6) and firefighting equipment that has been declared to be obsolete; and
WHEREAS, although this equipment has not been used, the current standards set for the Newark Fire Department can not be met by this equipment; and
WHEREAS, this equipment is still useful to other Fire Departments; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department of San Jose De Los Llanos, Dominican Republic, has expressed a need for Ladder #33 and firefighting equipment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-36, the City of Newark is authorized to enter into contract with a foreign nation without public advertisement for bids regarding the sale or other disposition of personal property that is no longer needed for public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to sell Ladder #33 and fire equipment which is no longer needed by the Department of Public Safety, Fire Division to the government of the Dominican Republic, for a nominal fee of one dollar ($1.00), for use by the Fire Department of San Jose De Los Llanos.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety or the Purchasing Agent, QPA, is hereby authorized to enter into contract with the government of the Dominican Republic, for the sale, for a nominal fee of One Dollar ($1.00), of Ladder #33 and all obsolete fire equipment in the quantities indicated in the attached document.
2. This agreement between the government of Dominican Republic and the City of Newark is ratified from September 18, 2019 to the date of adoption of the authorizing resolution.
3. No municipal funds shall be required for the transfer of this equipment to the government of Dominican Republic.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety or Purchasing Agent, QPA to sell Ladder #33 1987 FED, TRR (VIN #1F9BB A82H1 03796 6) and obsolete fire equipment to the government of the Dominican Republic for a nominal fee of One Dollar ($1.00).