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When a commissioner asked what the amendments to the Code Blue agreements changed, another commissioner briefly said the change was \"additional money. It was $25,000 each.\" County department head Melissa Niles, who identified herself as director of human services and as a Vineland resident, told the board the funding package draws from two sources: direct county ARPA funds and a state pass-through administered by the New Jersey Division of Family Development. In a later remark she said, \"So, it's each municipality gets $50,000 each and $25,000 per so that's what that is,\" language that was unclear on its face in the meeting record and was not expanded in the public transcript.

The board then approved the amendments. Commissioners recorded affirmative votes on the record: Commissioner Alstina (yes), Commissioner Albrecht (yes), Commissioner Romero (yes), Commissioner Lodes (yes), Commissioner Taylor (yes), Deputy Director Marshon (yes), and Director Sarra (yes).

Separately, the board authorized an application and agreement with the New Jersey Department of Health for the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. Barbara Netahum, director of the Office on Aging, told commissioners the county typically receives about 1,600 vouchers at $40 each for eligible seniors to use at participating farm stands and markets. \"This is just a stipend for the administrative aspects of the program,\" Netahum said, noting the program provides vouchers to seniors to be spent at farm stands; she added the county is not reopening a county-run farmers market as part of the program.

The farmers market resolution then passed on a recorded roll-call of \"yes\" votes by the commissioners in attendance.

The transcript does not include the complete contract language or the final breakdown of how ARPA and the state pass-through funds will be distributed line-by-line; meeting remarks left ambiguity about an exact per-municipality total. The board's recorded votes show the measures were approved on the meeting date.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cumberland County Commissioners Regular Board Meeting March 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Cumberland County commissioners approved added funding to Code Blue warming-shelter agreements with Vineland, Millville and Richton and authorized a grant application for the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.","taxTitle","Cumberland County, New Jersey","taxId",5829,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6623532,"County approves sale and release of claims for 2191 Finch Street; officials say tenants will remain",95,622000,717000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2769737-7c72ef8d807d2eb86cc19f17a44e1c11&start=622&end=717","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2769737-7c72ef8d807d2eb86cc19f17a44e1c11/thumbnail_622000.jpg","/articles/6623532/Cumberland-County/New-Jersey/County-approves-sale-and-release-of-claims-for-2191-Finch-Street-officials-say-tenants-will-remain","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6623532-7b5544d2a213d81db64678948caa5924/orig.mp4?Expires=1771203424&Signature=MVwtReF7B~~h8wZaCFjiz3BunwVPYcQjiQD2qZmn7iucVdbdz3Qpk-U9DGxCEMziQClbE84i313Te4ATkewfZPyaBn3b8kNtKOjsA8JJstc9RFAzUtnvIPgtWUnykt8NwwG3jQvT8kD4yhURkfr-qEqfys~MHvredUjvpz5V7MhEHiEDo6eMSeAfyn53rGVjS-iJ7Rx3cHkwu1skZtQgXDEC8tcr~Rr1b1I80irMleN~XAJuiMxA0VRFXl9AdKJNP5KssT87f9a8yEvsOKUsc05o1D~YePZnMLEhCmwFVNr1r0VPBvLrAQR6QYwAPtAuKOXa5LHefkGAU4J0Zw0esQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a settlement that authorizes the sale of residential property at 2191 Finch Street and a release of claims between the county and named holdover tenants.

County staff described the property as obtained by the county prosecutor through forfeiture proceedings. The staff member explained the goal of the agreement is to return fair value for the property to the county's forfeiture fund while minimizing disruption to tenants who were already living in the house when the county acquired it. \"We're not evicting the people,\" the staff member told the board, and said the settlement is structured to account for tenant rights in the property.

Officials said the county paid for an appraisal and expected the appraisal cost to be covered from forfeiture funds so the transaction would be \"net neutral\" to the county's general fund. A commissioner added a caveat that the tenants named in the resolution \"had nothing to do with the criminal action that begot the forfeiture.\"

The motion to approve the sale and release of claims passed unanimously on the record. Commissioners who recorded affirmative votes included Commissioner Ocasio, Commissioner Albrecht, Commissioner Romero, Commissioner Lodes, Commissioner Taylor, Deputy Director Marshon and Director Sarra.

The resolution language and meeting materials identify the action as an agreement to authorize sale and release of claims tied to county forfeiture proceedings; the transcript indicates the property includes tenants and a pastor of a local church referenced as living in the home. The resolution does not, in the transcript excerpt, specify the sale price or detailed terms of the release beyond the county's intent to obtain fair value and preserve tenant occupancy rights.

Officials said the proceeds would go into the county's forfeiture fund for future uses allowed under forfeiture law and that the county's approach is intended to balance recovery of value with minimizing displacement for current occupants.","The Cumberland County Board approved a resolution authorizing a sale and release of claims for a forfeited residential property at 2191 Finch Street. County officials said the sale proceeds will go to the forfeiture fund and that tenants with existing rights will not be evicted under the settlement.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6623537,"Commissioners briefed on jail-conditions class-action settlement and increase in payment ceiling",196,920000,1116000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2769737-7c72ef8d807d2eb86cc19f17a44e1c11&start=920&end=1116","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2769737-7c72ef8d807d2eb86cc19f17a44e1c11/thumbnail_920000.jpg","/articles/6623537/Cumberland-County/New-Jersey/Commissioners-briefed-on-jail-conditions-class-action-settlement-and-increase-in-payment-ceiling","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6623537-ecd798fa0ed53e877d7da03db8f6ce20/orig.mp4?Expires=1771203424&Signature=P6w2gGgZbGgyb-EYJqF6tQHW-QdwrfxgJWdZL-J9m2YyX2t9-76bGNVVIOp6T5yqf4qdMT2S7yUYx5mZwgzJ9pCjc7RgnUFktu6wpATBMu3-YwkEF2IhtyQwBxSCtov3IFjfsn~8zSBK7xzL9-i9Jl0RRP2t7bwSEC73rLi5FvyvhExxNdtgAmAhqjuQVWq8fwqZMrmkyxCgRBy-0FK1dUnMovPFUGakSuCuw4AwOF97cORw0qPf3D1rCYBY8LNQgUEIbLmkeAdPwg1i7JGeyEoRlc40tAetx06CipkDBF1SfGeWIooyo3zAB-xXLX6WmPDAtJkTz1Nxv2f6csZiBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cumberland County officials briefed the Board of Commissioners during public comment on a long-running class-action lawsuit about conditions in the county jail and on a related increase in the payment authorization ceiling.

A member of the public asked about \"Resolution 193\" and a change noted in meeting materials to raise an authorization ceiling from $330,000 to $807,000. A county staff member said the increase is related to final expenses in a class-action settlement, describing the litigation as a suit over jail conditions and saying the matter has moved toward settlement. \"This is to pay the last of the expenses,\" the staff member said during the meeting, adding the case was handled in federal court and that monitoring of the jail remains in place.

The staff member told the board that the underlying litigation included a long period of monitoring of the jail and that the settlement process has been complex: \"As this has progressed ... it was a class action suit that was handled on behalf of multiple inmates about conditions in the jail, and there continues to be monitoring at the jail as a result.\" The staff member also said the settlement timeline and total payouts depend on who applies to participate in the class and described the payout process as formulaic for class members who claim harm.

Board members and the staff member told the public that some insurance applied to portions of the case but that portions were treated as intentional acts and not covered as ordinary negligence, which affected how costs were allocated. The staff member also said the settlement and related monitoring obligations extend beyond payment and that the county continues to report to and host monitoring visits.

The board did not take a separate, on-the-record final action on the floor during public comment; whether Resolution 193 was on the consent agenda or scheduled for a later vote was not specified in the public comments. The staff member said records of the litigation and settlement are part of the public record unless specifically sealed.

The discussion drew several follow-up questions from the public about total cost and who will receive payments. Officials said the final total is not yet determinable because claims administration for class members remains open and payments are processed as eligible claims are submitted and adjudicated.

Background: The meeting transcript referenced the case name informally as \"Brown, Clark\" during discussion; the staff member described it as a class-action lawsuit that emerged in the COVID period and has required ongoing court oversight and monitoring.

No new directives to staff or final board votes specific to the ceiling increase were recorded in the public comment portion of the meeting as reported in the transcript excerpt provided.","During public comment at the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners meeting, officials explained a long-running class-action lawsuit over jail conditions and said the county is increasing an authorization ceiling to continue paying legal and settlement-related costs; monitoring of the jail will continue, officials said.","actionData","errors"]

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Commissioners approve added funding for Code Blue warming shelters and grant application for senior farmers market vouchers

County approves sale and release of claims for 2191 Finch Street; officials say tenants will remain

Commissioners briefed on jail-conditions class-action settlement and increase in payment ceiling