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Essex County commissioners approve consent agenda including appointments, contracts and grants
Summary
The Essex County Board of County Commissioners approved a package of resolutions covering reappointments, lease extensions, contracts for services and capital grants in a single consent process. Votes on resolutions 1 through 36 carried by roll call with commissioners present voting in favor.
The Essex County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously by roll call to approve a consent agenda that included reappointments to advisory boards, contract awards and extensions, grant applications to the New Jersey Department of Transportation and temporary emergency appropriations.
The package, presented in grouped batches across the meeting, included reappointments to the Workforce Development Board (resolutions 1–5); a two‑year lease extension at 320 University Avenue for the National Center for Advocacy and Recovery (resolution 6); a $1,000,000 grant‑funded authorization for on‑the‑job training agreements (resolution 7); professional and construction contract awards (resolutions 8–12, 22–25, 36); county participation in the state Insurance Fraud Reimbursement Program (resolution 21); and a set of temporary emergency appropriations tied to pedestrian safety, youth services and bridge/culvert work (resolutions 26–28).
Why it matters: the bulk approvals allocate public money, establish vendor…
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