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Votes at a glance: resolutions approved and grants awarded at Hudson County caucus
Summary
At its April 8 caucus the Hudson County Board read and advanced a slate of resolutions, including grant applications for tuberculosis care and heritage tourism, CDBG allocations, professional engineering awards for bridge/intersection projects, and multiple youth program grants. The transcript records sponsors and discussions but not detailed roll‑call tallies.
The Hudson County Board of County Commissioners’ caucus advanced a group of resolutions and contracts to appear on the public meeting agenda, including the following items read into the record:
- Reappointment and personnel items: Reappointment confirmation for Cheryl G. Fuller as County Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer for Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2027. Commissioner William O'Dea questioned why the reappointment was delayed several months and asked whether Fuller had holdover status.
- Public health and cultural grants: An application for New Jersey Department of Health funds for the Hudson County Ambulatory Tuberculosis Care Program (Jan. 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, $318,116) and a New Jersey Historic Trust Heritage Tourism Planning Grant ($93,750 total; $75,000 grant, $18,750 county match).
- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): Approval of CDBG awards for Program Year 2024 totaling $2,093,084 and a no‑cost extension for a North Hudson Community Action Corporation contract through Dec. 31, 2025.
- Elections and vendor payments: A Non‑Fair and Open contract with Election Systems & Software, LLC for election site support ($229,218.80) and vendor payments for software/training, including a $39,210 upgrade for the Division of Reintegration and a $660 retraining item for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
- Engineering and infrastructure: Awards to French & Parrello Associates for Bergen Avenue Bridge rehabilitation ($686,160) and an Intersection Improvements Package AA ($178,472.29).
- Sewage operator contract: One‑year contract with DE Block Environmental Services, LLC for licensed sewage plant and collection system operation (May 15, 2025–May 14, 2026, $80,000).
- Shared services: One‑year shared services agreement with Essex County to house Hudson County juveniles at Essex County Juvenile Detention Center (May 1, 2025–April 30, 2026, $3,396,253) was read and discussed.
- Youth programs: Summer grants to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County for a Summer Basketball Program ($57,404) and to New Jersey Coaches in the Community ($40,000).
- Labor and local agreements: Memorandum of Agreement with PBA Local 232A (Prosecutor’s Superior Investigators) and an MOU with Jersey City for Lincoln Park street‑cleaning enforcement. The board also read resolutions supporting several state bills extending child‑care subsidy requirements.
Most items were introduced with a sponsor and a second and will be considered formally at the public meeting; the caucus transcript records discussion and sponsors but does not include detailed roll‑call tallies for each resolution.
