Title
Dept/ Agency: Department of Public Safety/Police
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Memorandum of Understanding with the Newark Housing Authority and the City of Newark
Purpose: To establish a pilot program to enhance quality of life statutes and ordinances through a partnership of collaborative policing with the Department of Public Safety, Police Division (DPS) and the Newark Housing Authority (NHA) on NHA properties.
Entity Name: Newark Housing Authority
Entity Address: 500 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Project Location: Newark Housing Authority Properties
Reimbursement Amount: Not to exceed $44,000.00
Contract Period: July 15, 2022 through August 8, 2022
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, (the “City”), is committed to ensuring public safety through the coordination of resources and spirit of cooperation that exists with the Newark Housing Authority (NHA); and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety, Police Division (DPS) and NHA are desirous of implementing a pilot program to enhance quality of life statutes and ordinances through a partnership of collaborative policing; and
WHEREAS, DPS will provide six (6) Police Officers and three (3) patrol cars from July 15, 2022 through August 8, 2022, for (3) three (8) eight hour shifts Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 4:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M.; and
WHEREAS, the total amount of the contract is for an amount not to exceed Forty-Four Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($44,000.00) based on upon the services of six (6) Police Officers for three (3) eight (8) shift hour shifts Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to delineate the responsibilities of the NHA and the City to maximize inter-agency cooperation and formalize relationships between the parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designees, the Business Administrator and/or the Interim Director of the Department of Public Safety, are authorized to enter into and execute the Memorandum of Understanding with the Newark Housing Authority, 500 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 to implement a pilot program to enhance quality of life statutes and ordinances through a partnership of collaborative policing on NHA properties with six (6) Police Officers and three (3) patrol cars from July 15, 2022 through August 8, 2022, for (3) three (8) eight hour shifts Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 4:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M. for an amount not to exceed Forty-Four Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($44,000.00).
2. The Director of the Department of Finance, is authorized to accept payment (reimbursement) from the Newark Housing Authority, in an amount not to exceed to Forty-Four Thousand and Zero Cents ($44,000.00), which shall be deposited into Revenue Code: 011-050-0505-A-52580 (NHA). Thereafter, the Director of the Department of Finance shall provide the Department of Public Safety with a Budgetary Refund to its overtime budget.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designees, the Business Administrator and/or the Interim Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into and execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Newark Housing Authority, for a pilot program to enhance quality of life statutes and ordinances through a partnership of collaborative policing on NHA properties with six (6) Police Officers and three (3) patrol cars from July 15, 2022 through August 8, 2022, for (3) three (8) eight hour shifts Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 4:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M. for an amount not to exceed $44,000.00.