Pinelands Commission committee adopts minutes, reviews checks and approves asset deletions

The Pinelands Commission Personnel and Budget Committee on June 24, 2025, voted to adopt its Oct. 29, 2024 meeting minutes, reviewed the current check register and electronic disbursements, and authorized deletion of obsolete fixed assets.

Committee staff walked members through the check register and described payments for routine vendors and one-time items. Jessica (staff member) listed recurring and notable items, including the annual Esri GIS renewal (a roughly 14% increase), the state-contracted insurance premium ($63,006.79), print services to Rowan College ($7,000), a partial audit payment to Smolens ($5,900), fencing supplies charged to a study ($64,611.60 at Lowe’s), and fire-protection work from Johnson Controls after detector failures. She also noted a mileage reimbursement to John Bunnell that covered multiple fiscal years.

Jessica reported the commission’s cash position through May and previewed early June receipts. "As of May, we have a net of $923,719.27," she said, adding that preliminary June numbers could increase the balance toward roughly $956,000. Committee members asked about refunds tied to abandoned or rejected applications; Jessica said refunds have been small to date and that the presented register already reflected refunds through May.

The committee voted to authorize staff to delete surplus and end-of-life equipment — laptops, servers, hard drives and monitors — that staff will send through state redistribution when appropriate. Commissioner (Unidentified) moved the motion, a second was recorded, and the committee approved the deletions by voice vote with no opposition recorded.

There were no public comments on the agenda items, and the committee adjourned following routine closing remarks.