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Camden County commissioners introduce bond-refinancing plan, advance grants and contracts
Summary
The Camden County Board of Commissioners introduced two bond-refinancing resolutions (public hearing set for Oct. 17, 2024), reviewed multiple grant insertions and contract awards across public works, parks and health departments, moved into closed session on personnel matters and adjourned.
Director Capelli called the Camden County Board of Commissioners to order and said, “This meeting has been properly advertised and posted in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act.” The board introduced two resolutions consenting to the Camden County Improvement Authority’s issuance of county-guaranteed loan revenue bonds — a County Capital Program Series A and a refunding Series B — to finance capital equipment and infrastructure, and scheduled a public hearing on Oct. 17, 2024, at 12 noon at the Camden County Courthouse, 520 Market St., Camden.
Commissioner Dyer presented a package of public-works and transportation items, including Chapter 159 insertions from the New Jersey Department of Transportation: $4,000,000 for River Road improvements and $3,600,000 for the Cane Avenue program, plus $1,412,118 for local bridge future needs. Dyer also listed multiple on-call engineering and remediation contracts, a sodium-chloride supply award, a rejected snow‑plow bid, and a $89,400 contract for repair and reconstruction of the Lakeland Salt Barn.
Commissioner Nash and other commissioners reviewed numerous park, preservation and health-related measures: contract awards for Cooper River and other park improvements (including a $407,360 John Curtis Track rehabilitation and $426,600 parking-lot work at Wiggins Waterfront Park), grant submissions and Chapter 159 budget insertions for regional trails and public-health programs, a $300,000 recommendation to support purchase of Laurel Lake Preserves, and support for state legislation to prohibit the sale of commercially raised dogs and cats in pet stores.
Commissioner Bedridge reported public-health and human‑services funding activity, including a $1,679,122.65 National Opioid Abatement Trust II grant insertion and a walk-on resolution authorizing submission of a $3,761,448 Child Care Resource and Referral Program grant application by the Department of Children’s Services. Deputy Director McDonald and others outlined procurement and technology items, such as a $194,997.36 software-support contract (CentralSquare Technologies) and a $534,311 contract for rehabilitation of the Camden County Golf Academy.
Director Capelli also presented several public-safety and procurement items, including authorization to pursue a gunshot-detection software purchase ($1,239,598, with partial funding available), the purchase of laser scanners ($134,482.16), amendments to procurement policy and numerous shared-service agreements and community-development contracts.
When the meeting opened for public comment, the transcript records no substantive testimony. The board then moved into closed session to discuss personnel matters under the Open Public Meetings Act; a motion to adopt the closed-session resolution was made and approved by voice vote. The board returned from closed session, accepted that there were no new matters to bring before it, and adjourned by voice vote.
What’s next: A public hearing on the bond-refinancing resolutions is scheduled for Oct. 17, 2024, at noon at the Camden County Courthouse. Many of the procurement awards and grant applications flagged during the meeting are contingent on budgetary approvals and, where applicable, subsequent competitive-bid processes.
