The Camden County Board of Commissioners opened its meeting with roll call and a ceremonial pledge, then read a long slate of resolutions and administrative items covering capital improvements, grants, procurement and personnel before moving into a closed session on personnel matters.

Director Cappelli opened the meeting and stated, "This meeting has been properly advertised and posted in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act." Commissioners then presented the agenda: Commissioner Dyer read items that included capital improvement grant funding and public-works contract actions; Commissioner Betteridge and Commissioner Young read grants and departmental contracts; and Deputy Director McDonald and Director Cappelli read administrative, benefits and social-service items.

Why it matters: the board introduced funding requests and contract awards that, if approved in later budget or contracting processes, will affect county capital projects, public-safety equipment and social-service programs. Many items were explicitly noted as "funding contingent upon passage" of future 2026 and later temporary or permanent budgets.

Among the items read into the record were a $2,000,000 insertion for the 2026 capital improvements grant program and a $25,000,000 court infrastructure development grant request. The board also read contract actions including professional-engineering and construction inspection work for bridges and dams, an amendment to an HNTB contract for operational improvements in the city of Camden ($433,892.80), and procurement and public-safety equipment purchases. The transcript records multiple grant applications and shared-service agreements for social‑services programs, warming shelters and veterans/public‑safety initiatives.

Public comment was opened for speakers addressing the day’s resolutions; no members of the public spoke. Deputy Director McDonald moved to close the public portion, and the board carried that motion by voice vote, with at least one member recorded as opposed.

The board then adopted a resolution to go into closed session under the Open Public Meetings Act to discuss personnel matters. The resolution states the public will be excluded from that discussion and that the subject matter will be made public when the board has made final determinations. After returning from closed session the board reported no further business and adjourned.

Votes at a glance
- Motion to close public comment: moved by Deputy Director McDonald; motion carried by voice vote (one opposition recorded in the transcript).
- Motion to adopt closed‑session resolution (personnel): moved and seconded on the floor; the board voted in favor by voice vote and entered closed session.
- Motion to adjourn: moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

What the record does not show: The transcript records the reading of a large number of resolutions and procurement items but does not record individual roll‑call votes or final dispositions for each of those listed resolutions before the board entered closed session. Several items were explicitly described as dependent on future budget approvals.

The meeting was conducted by the Camden County Board of Commissioners and led by Director Cappelli. The board reconvened briefly after closed session and adjourned.