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Sayreville Redevelopment Agency adopts $4.3 million 2025 budget, approves related actions
Summary
The Sayreville Redevelopment Agency unanimously adopted its 2025 budget, approved payment of bills, and moved forward on shared-services staffing and capital allocations after auditors clarified several informational line items.
The Sayreville Redevelopment Agency adopted its fiscal 2025 budget and approved related financial measures at its year-end meeting.
The board voted on a combined motion to adopt the budget after auditors and staff addressed questions about informational line items. Auditor/staff explained that a previously circulated draft included a projected shared‑services figure of roughly $38,000, which was reset to $1 in the budget documents submitted to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) because the amount had not been fixed at the time of filing. The agency's total 2025 budget was described in the meeting as approximately $4,300,000; staff said the change did not alter the total budget figure.
Auditor remarks noted the removal of escrow activity into a separate redevelopment escrow fund reduced the reported cost of providing services by $221,000, making operating figures easier to project. The auditor also said reported differences such as a typographical reference to seven commissioners — instead of the actual nine — were informational and did not affect totals.
Commissioners discussed shared‑services staffing and timing for a salary resolution. Staff said three direct employees are SARA staff, while other positions are provided through shared‑service agreements; a salary resolution is planned for January and will be effective retroactive to Jan. 1. The board also noted a $100,000 capital allocation intended to support downtown improvements such as planters or sidewalk work.
The motion to adopt the 2025 budget passed on roll call with affirmative votes from DeWise, Fisher, Grillo, Roberts, Parikh, Scott and Chairman Zabrowski. The meeting record shows no public speakers during the budget public hearing.
The agency also approved authorization for payment of bills presented at the meeting. The packet listed the total as approximately $37,005.78, divided between operating and escrow lines; the board approved the payment by roll call.
The agency said staff will continue to refine shared‑service cost estimates and will present the salary resolution and other administrative items in early 2025.
