Patrick O. Council

Crisis response and public health grant funding

Includes an additional $3,131,050 in HRSA funds, bringing the Ryan White cumulative award to $5,852,494.

Crisis response and public health grant funding

Includes an additional $3,131,050 in HRSA funds, bringing the Ryan White cumulative award to $5,852,494.

Crossing guard communications and intersection safety

$4.03 million in state funds with zero city match.

Property compliance fund and tenant protections

Landlords face new compliance costs; the city gains enforcement leverage.

Chronic sanitation failures and illegal housing conversions

Roughly 500 garbage cans still need funding, plus new trucks and a possible 24/7 DPW operation that will cost more in the upcoming budget.

Proposed Illegal Dumping Crackdown

Cleanup costs borne by special improvement districts and the city.

Sickle cell services funding

$739,005 in state grant funding, requiring a two-thirds Council vote.

Code Enforcement Training and Court Dismissals

Dismissed violations are a lost revenue source that could fund DPW cleaning overtime.

First responder mental health support

May require seeking additional grant funding in another category.

City Hall office contamination and HVAC

Adds $50,000 to the cleanup bill, bringing it to $475,000, with an insurance claim pending to recoup costs.

Summer youth employment pay problems

$829,600 in state grant funds, no city contribution.

Building security ordinance enforcement

Landlords face new compliance costs; the city gains enforcement leverage.

Appointment of 89 special police officers

Specials' volunteer hours help defray overtime costs for parades and festivals.

Childhood lead poisoning prevention funding

$1,775,025 in state grant funds, no city match.

Rules for party venues and event spaces

Newark Community Street Team violence intervention funding

$150,000 total from 2026 Office of Violence Prevention funds.

Delaney Hall closure resolution

ProCop Security contract compliance

Frees up to $9.8 million in budgeted funds for re-award.

Construction vehicles parked in residential neighborhoods

Residents lose scarce parking spaces to commercial vehicles that should be parked in private lots.

Brunswick Street safety and gang activity

7R1-l — Public safety radio equipment contract (up to $500,000)

7R1-n — SHI computer/OPRA software contract (up to $9,000,000, Public Safety)

7R1-l — Public safety radio equipment contract (up to $500,000)

7R1-n — SHI computer/OPRA software contract (up to $9,000,000, Public Safety)