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Hunterdon County commissioners approve budget transfers, farmland reservation and county contracts
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting in Flemington, the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners approved a budget transfer resolution, a preliminary farmland reservation for Glen Manor Farm (89 acres), two professional services contracts (one for audit/budget work and one with Maximus for indirect-cost planning) and the consent agenda; several ceremonial proclamations and routine reports also took place.
Hunterdon County commissioners on Nov. 18 approved a set of routine but consequential items, including a short budget transfer, a farmland reservation application and two professional-services contracts, while also presenting several ceremonial proclamations.
The board voted to permit intra-departmental budget transfers late in the fiscal year under NJSA 48:4-58. Finance staff sought authority to move $15,000 from county clerk elections extraordinary expenses to county clerk postage and $12,000 from the printing county newsletter account to another clerk account (the transcript of the second transfer is truncated and the receiving line was not specified). The motion to allow the transfers was moved by Deputy Director Van Doren and seconded by Commissioner Rich and carried on a roll call vote in which the listed commissioners voted in the affirmative.
On land use, the board approved a preliminary farmland reservation application for the Glen Manor Farm in Bethlehem Township. Planning staff said the application covers 89 acres (Block 47 Lot 4.16); the motion to approve was moved and seconded and passed by roll call.
The board also awarded two contracts. The first, RFP 63-2025, is for preparation of the county—1s 2026 audit and to assist in preparing the 2026 county budget; the contract amount was stated as not to exceed $124,125. The second, RFP 66-2025, was awarded to Maximus US Services to assist in preparing the county—1s indirect cost allocation plan for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2024; that contract was stated as not to exceed $19,800. Both awards were moved and approved by roll call.
Commissioners also enacted the consent agenda by motion and roll call without separate discussion.
The meeting included ceremonial items before the business session. The board presented a 40th-anniversary proclamation to the 3 Bridges Library in Reddington Township; librarian Gina Vitale thanked the board, saying, "We're small, but I feel we're important." The board also recognized North Hunterdon High School students Nora Reeder and Dean Alvarez for assisting a classmate during a medical incident.
Director Lanza highlighted recent county relief efforts after a federal SNAP disruption, saying county staff and volunteers partnered with a local ShopRite to distribute 35 pallets of food and "help more than 1,200 residents." Deputy Director Van Doren recapped an electronics recycling event that served nearly 780 residents and announced a stigma-free task force pancake breakfast set for Dec. 7.
The meeting was adjourned with the board wishing residents a happy Thanksgiving. Several agenda votes were recorded by roll call and carried unanimously as shown in the minutes.
