Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Fire
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide Turnout Gear for Firefighters.
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services
Entity Address: 101 S. Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $51,000.00
Total Project Cost: $51,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period:
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid (X) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark submitted an application to obtain a grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for approximately Fifty-One Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($51,000.00) to carry out a project to purchase twenty-two (22) new sets of personal protective equipment; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City of Newark has been awarded a grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for approximately Fifty-One Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($51,000.00) to carry out a project to purchase twenty-two (22) new sets of personal protective equipment; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, desires to accept said grant funds.
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 designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, are hereby authorized to apply and accept a grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for approximately Fifty-One Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($51,000.00) to carry out a project to purchase twenty-two (22) new sets of personal protective equipment.
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
3. That the City of Newark does hereby authorize the application for said grant. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute grant documents and recognizes the Department may offer a lesser or greater amount and therefore, upon receipt of the Grant Agreement from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, does further authorize the execution of any such Grant Agreement; and also, upon receipt of the fully executed Agreement from the Department, does further authorize the expenditure of funds pursuant to the terms of the Agreement between the City of Newark and the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
4. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
5. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall file a fully executed copy of the grant application, grant award letter and Grant Agreement with the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Department of Public Safety, Fire Division, to submit an application for, accept, and enter in a Grant Agreement for grant funding in the amount of $51,000.00 from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs to purchase (22) new sets of personal protective equipment. No matching funds are required.