Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To provide funds for the operating expenses until the adoption of the 2020 Operating Budget for the City of Newark and Department of Water and Sewer Utilities.
Funding Source: 2020 City Budget
Appropriation Amount: $51,921,606.00
Budget Year: 2020
Contract Period: June 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Funds accepted by Resolution
Operating Agency: All Departments
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
body
TE-#23
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-19, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark adopted Resolution 7R1-a, dated January 22, 2020 to provide funds for the period January 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020 and, Resolution 7R1-a, dated April 7, 2020 to provide funds for the period April 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020 and, Resolution 7R1-b, dated April 21, 2020 to provide funds for the period May 1, 2020 through May 31, 2020 until the adoption of the Operating Budget of the City of Newark, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, additional appropriations will be required from June 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 until the adoption of 2020 Operating Budget; and
WHEREAS, a previous resolution authorizing TE #22 and prior temporary emergency appropriations submitted for Municipal Council approval totaled $213,750,462.78; 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, TE #23 is to provide funds for the period of June 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020, until the adoption of the budget; and
WHEREAS, the temporary emergency appropriations adopted in 2020 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 including this resolution total…………………………………………$265,672,068.78
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Governing Body by a two-thirds vote of its full membership hereby amends its temporary budget by making the following emergency temporary appropriations.
Departments Salaries & Wages Other Expenses Total
Office of the Mayor and
Agencies $1,009,887 $1,100,000 $2,109,887
Office of the City Clerk
and Municipal Council 617,344 152,614 769,958
Department of
Administration 560,547 157,395 717,942
Department of Law 298,806 150,000 448,806
Department of Finance 426,005 -0- 426,005
Department of Public
Works 1,066,808 2,386,553 3,453,361
Department of
Engineering 627,762 650,000 1,277,762
Department of Health
and Community Wellness 575,823 50,000 625,823
Department of
Economic and
Housing Development 263,917 -0- 263,917
Department of Recreation,
Cultural Affairs and
Senior Services 393,771 100,000 493,771
Department of Public
Safety 16,813,289 200,801 17,014,090
SUB-TOTAL $22,653,959 $4,947,363 $27,601,322
UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONS
Health Insurance $4,058,333 -$0- $4,058,333
Aetna (Medicare
Reimbursement) 208,333 -0- 208,333
Prescription Insurance 3,431,925 -0- 3,431,925
Dental Insurance 269,325 -0- 269,325
Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) 14,583 -0- 14,583
Life Insurance 12,500 -0- 12,500
Accrued Compensatory 133,333 -0- 133,333
Time
Workmen’s Compensation 666,667 -0- 666,667
F.I.C.A. 775,000 -0- 775,000
Employer’s Contribution -
City 33,333 -0- 33,333
Payments - Non-
Contributory Pension 25,000 -0- 25,000
Refund of Tax Appeals -0- 41,667 41,667
Devils Settlement -0- 225,000 225,000
Bank Fees -0- 25,000 25,000
Credit Card Fees -0- 50,000 50,000
H&L Maintenance -0- 12,500 12,500
Emergency Medical
Services -0- 187,500 187,500
Settlement/US District Court -0- 166,667 166,667
Implementation of Enterprise
Business System -0- 87,500 87,500
Media Services -0- 47,083 47,083
Homeownership Program -0- 8,333 8,333
Youth Community Solution -0- 83,333 83,333
Legal Service - Right to Counsel -0- 62,500 62,500
Cities of Services - Love Your Block -0- 4,167 4,167
Civilian Complaint Review Board -0- 41,667 41,667
Homeless Shelter -0- 75,000 75,000
Displacement Parking -0- 7,333 7,333
Dog Control -0- 60,833 60,833
Other Services - GTBM -0- 80,000 80,000
COVID-19 -0- 2,512,188 2,512,188
Deficit in Operation -0- 437,288 437,288
General Liability -0- 266,667 266,667
Capital Improvement -0- 8,333 8,333
Special Emergency -0- 266,667 266,667
TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED $9,628,332 $4,757,226 $14,385,558
TOTAL $32,282,291 $9,704,589 $41,986,880
Salaries Other
Water Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Director’s Office $48,569 $217 $48,786
Billing & Customer Service 111,334 77,232 188,566
Water Supply 869,488 1,375,731 2,245,219
Unclassified Purposes 532,278 1,290,274 1,822,552
Capital Outlay -0- 755,595 755,595
Total Water Utility $1,561,669 $3,499,049 $ 5,060,718
Salaries Other
Sewer Utility & Wages Expenses Total
Billing & Customer Service $63,971 $8,750 $72,721
Sewer Supply 93,565 554,546 648,111
Unclassified Purposes 187,394 3,721,134 3,908,528
Capital Outlay -0- 244,648 244,648
Total Sewer Utility $344,930 $4,529,078 $4,874,008
2. This action will take effect on June 1, 2020.
3. A copy of this resolution shall be immediately filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services by the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes and establishes a temporary emergency appropriation to provide operating funds from June 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020, until the adoption of the 2020 Municipal Budget.