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Somerset County moves $1.8 million HUD consolidated plan and annual action plan to consent agenda
Summary
The Somerset County Board of Commissioners placed the countysubmission of the 20252029 consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan to HUD, including allocation of CDBG and HOME funds totaling $1,807,301.34, on the meetingconsent agenda.
Somerset County commissioners placed the countysubmission of its 20252029 consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on the consent agenda, including $1,157,043 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $650,258.34 in HOME Investment Partnerships funds, for a combined total not to exceed $1,807,301.34.
The plan and related action plan amendments also would allocate previously awarded HUD funds to local organizations, including $21,550 to ARC of Somerset County and $103,098 to Advancing Opportunities Inc., among other allocations described in the submission. The resolutions were read into the record during the boardsession and later included in the batch of resolutions added to the meetingconsent agenda and called by roll call.
Why it matters: the consolidated plan and annual action plan are the countyprimary mechanism for requesting HUD formula funds that finance housing, community development and homelessness prevention activities. The documents set program priorities and tie federal allocations to specific local recipients.
Details: The submitted packet recorded total CDBG funding of $1,157,043 and HOME funding of $650,258.34, with a combined not-to-exceed amount of $1,807,301.34 for program year 2025. The board also read amendments for earlier action plans (2019, 2022 and 2023) allocating smaller sums to named local providers, and identified specific award amounts for each listed grantee.
Discussion and action: county staff read the resolutions to the commissioners. Later in the meeting the board moved to add the batch of resolutions numbered 25-12-01 through 25-12-66 to the consent agenda; the roll call recorded affirmative votes from Commissioner Drake, Commissioner Sui and Deputy Director Morano. The transcript does not record an extended debate on the HUD submission itself.
Next steps: inclusion on the consent agenda means the resolutions will be voted on as part of the meetingconsent package unless removed for separate consideration. The plan will be submitted to HUD as described in the resolution language if approved as part of the consent agenda.
