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Essex County commissioners approve insurance renewals, parks contracts, grants and election services
Summary
The board approved a package of resolutions including correctional‑facility insurance renewal (premium up ~5%), a reduced excess flood premium, parks contracts and grants totaling several hundred thousand dollars, and a not‑to‑exceed $3 million election logistics contract; most votes were unanimous with one absentee.
The Essex County Board of County Commissioners approved a broad set of routine resolutions at its February meeting, including insurance renewals for the county correctional facility, multiple parks contracts and grant awards, and a not‑to‑exceed contract for election machine transport.
Frank Delgaudio, county risk manager, said the property insurance renewal for the Essex County Correctional Facility represents roughly a 5% increase over the expiring premium; the incumbent carrier Factory Mutual provided the only quotation. He said the county’s excess flood insurance premium decreased by $10,500 compared with the expiring policy.
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs presented a package of procurement and grant items. Notable approvals included a contract to supply supplemental animal food at Turtle Back Zoo (not to exceed $375,000); a landscape‑maintenance contract (not to exceed $353,570); produce deliveries for zoo animals (not to exceed $165,000); a fire‑and‑security monitoring option (not to exceed $95,640); a tee‑time integration service for county golf operations (not to exceed $30,000); and subgrant awards under the local arts program ($394,336 total) and the local history program ($81,000 total). The board also authorized use of the Essex County Recreation Open Space Trust Fund for several projects, including $617,300 for Westside Park HVAC improvements, $194,600 for HVAC design and construction services at Cody Arena, and $139,210 for a pump‑station control panel at Hendricks Field.
The superintendent of elections presented a 24‑month contract with Main Street Movers Region B to deliver and pick up election machines and materials, a contract with a not‑to‑exceed cap of $3,000,000 to cover possible special‑election needs and 531 machines countywide. Commissioners asked staff for a per‑unit cost estimate; staff agreed to provide per‑machine figures after the meeting.
Other approved items included grant acceptances for body armor and Byrne JAG allocations for narcotics detectives, a charitable donation of $47,924 for a horse trailer for the sheriff’s mounted unit, and acceptance of a JAG subaward for the prosecutor’s office covering 07/01/2025–06/30/2026. Most motions passed by roll call with Commissioner Gill recorded as absent.
The board approved the items as part of routine consent‑style consideration; no substantive amendments were adopted during the meeting. Several commissioners requested additional follow‑up information (for example, per‑machine election costs and details on prior procurement) that staff committed to provide in writing.
