Camden County commissioners review long slate of contracts, grants and appointments and enter closed session on personnel

The Camden County Board of Commissioners reviewed a long agenda of proposed contracts, grant applications, change orders and appointments and voted to enter a closed session to discuss personnel, the board said.

The agenda included dozens of procurement awards and grant submissions affecting county roads, parks, corrections, elections and public safety. Several items listed specific funding amounts or said funding was contingent on passage of the 2025 temporary or permanent budgets. After the public hearing on the resolutions, the commissioners adopted a closed-session resolution citing personnel and, upon return, moved to adjourn.

Most of the meeting consisted of the commissioners reading and formally presenting a sequence of resolutions numbered 1 through 92. Major items announced included: an authorization to establish a pool of qualified architects and engineers and multiple consultant and construction-management agreements for roadway safety and roadway improvement projects (including Whitehorse Road/Laurel Road and Haddon Avenue/County Road 561); change orders and finalizations on several roadway construction contracts; award of fuel supply contracts with initial funding amounts listed as $75,000 for diesel and $75,000 for unleaded with the balance contingent on the 2025 budget;…