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Votes at a glance: Atlantic County commissioners approve grants, contracts, appointments and property option
Summary
At its Dec. 17 meeting the Atlantic County Board approved a long slate of resolutions — including grant acceptances (9-1-1 GIS $85,000; Low-Carbon Transportation materials program $4,000,000), professional-service extensions, equipment purchases and an option to buy property at 5914 Main Street for up to $2.5 million — and appointed Kenneth M. Warren Jr. as legislative litigation counsel.
The Atlantic County Board of County Commissioners approved a series of resolutions at its Dec. 17 meeting. Most votes were carried by roll call; the board also added and approved a resolution urging the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to reject a proposed Atlantic City Electric rate increase.
Key actions approved (selection):
- Resolution 6-44: Grant application and acceptance from the State of New Jersey Office of Information Technology for next-generation 9-1-1 GIS support and data collection, amount not to exceed $85,000. Motion moved by Commissioner Ballas; roll-call result: motion carries (recorded 'Yes' votes). (See transcript roll call segments.)
- Resolution 6-45: Grant application and acceptance from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for local arts programs, amount not to exceed $1,500,000. Motion carried by roll call.
- Resolution 6-46: Grant application and acceptance from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, for the Low-Carbon Transportation Materials Program under the Inflation Reduction Act, amount not to exceed $4,000,000. Moved by Commissioner Gatto; roll-call recorded 'Yes' votes and motion carries.
- Resolution series 6-47 through 6-99: Multiple amendments and professional-service agreement extensions (engineering, construction inspection, inspection services, library goods, substance-abuse services, dental services, and others); motions carried by roll call with no additional cost or identified net increases in many items.
- Contract approvals and purchases: Portable traffic signals (Horizon Signal Technologies) not to exceed $52,000; two refrigerated food-delivery vehicles from Winter Ford not to exceed $150,190; inmate uniforms and supplies contract for the county justice facility not to exceed $186,625.46; other line items approved by majority vote.
- Change orders: Multiple change orders for resurfacing and bridge projects (various contractors) were moved as term-date extensions or small net increases/decreases (several motions recorded and carried).
- Resolution 6-90: Option to purchase property at 5914 Main Street, Mays Landing, amount not to exceed $2,500,000; motion carried by roll call.
- Resolution 7-01: Appointment of Kenneth M. Warren Jr., Esq., effective Jan. 1, 2025, as legislative litigation counsel to the Atlantic County Board of County Commissioners. Motion moved by Commissioner Gatto; roll call carried.
- Resolution 7-03: Board joined Congressman in urging the NJ Board of Public Utilities to reject a proposed Atlantic City Electric rate increase (docket ER24110854). Motion carried with recorded abstention by one commissioner due to a prior appointment; otherwise carried by majority vote.
What to know: Most items were routine year-end grant acceptances, contract renewals and procurement approvals. The board’s adoption of Resolution 7-03 on Atlantic City Electric was an unscheduled addition to the agenda and reflects mounting local concern about higher utility bills.
If you need a specific roll-call transcript for any individual resolution (for example to verify named aye/no votes), the county clerk’s posted minutes and the meeting’s video are the official records.
