Camden County commissioners introduce bond ordinance, dozens of contracts and budget actions; closed session on personnel

The Camden County Board of Commissioners on June 19 introduced a bond ordinance and two resolutions tied to the county's Open Space Trust Fund, announced a large slate of contract awards and budget insertions across multiple departments, and moved into a closed session to discuss personnel matters.

The board said public hearings on three introduced items'two resolutions and a bond ordinance related to the Camden County Improvement Authority and the county's Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund'will be held July 17 at noon in the Camden County Courthouse, 520 Market Street, sixth-floor meeting room.

Why it matters: The introduced resolutions would clear the way for county-guaranteed, tax-exempt financing to support land acquisition and park and open-space infrastructure projects countywide. The meeting also advanced significant construction and maintenance contracts and budget insertions that fund roadwork, public-safety equipment and a wide range of county services; many of those items are contingent on later budget or grant approvals.

Most consequential items announced

- Introduction of a resolution consenting to the Camden County Improvement Authority issuing up to $27,000,000 in tax-exempt county-guaranteed Open Space Trust revenue bonds and up to $27,000,000 in bond anticipation notes to finance park improvements and related equipment (introduced for public hearing July 17). The resolution cites N.J.S.A.…