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Hudson County commissioners cut proposed CDBG review funding, direct staff to reallocate $80,000
Summary
The Hudson County Board voted to reduce a proposed $121,450 allocation for agenda item 23 (outside review work tied to CDBG projects) to $41,450 and asked county administration to report back with recommendations for reallocating the remaining roughly $80,000.
Hudson County commissioners voted to reduce a recommended $121,450 allocation for agenda item 23 — funding for outside review work tied to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects — to $41,450 and directed county staff to propose how to reallocate the remaining funds.
The change followed questioning about historical spending on the contract. An administration staff member told the board that, for CDBG program years 2021, 2022 and 2024, the county expended $41,276 on the work at issue. In response, one commissioner said the recommended $121,450 appeared disproportionate to past use and moved to cut the line to $41,450, saying, “So I'm gonna make a motion that we reduce it to 40,000” and then clarifying the motion’s numeric value during the exchange. The motion was seconded and set for roll call.
The administration told commissioners the department’s recommended figure was derived from assumptions in the original request for proposals — namely an estimated number of reviews anticipated under the contract. The administration representative told the board, “121,000, commissioner,” when asked what the department had proposed. Commissioners pressed staff to explain the discrepancy between the RFP assumption and the smaller historical expenditures.
On a roll call, multiple commissioners registered affirmative votes (including Commissioner Ponti Lipsky, Commissioner Bassleys, Commissioner Civido, Commissioner Cicelli, Commissioner Copez, Commissioner O’Dea and Chairman Romano). The motion passed; the board instructed county administration to report back at the next meeting with specific recommendations for reallocating the approximately $80,000 saved by the reduction to projects that could use additional funding.
The board’s action changes the allocation for agenda item 23 on the current docket but does not, in itself, award contract work. Staff said the reduction would not prevent the county from increasing the amount later if additional reviews were required.
