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Prosecutor: revised budget for county mental‑health court to be finalized this week; commissioners press for timeline
Summary
At the Sept. 9 caucus the Prosecutor's Office said it will finalize a revised budget for a county mental‑health court and submit it to the State; the Prosecutor's Office expects to finalize the revised budget "by the end of this week," and to come before the Board in October. Commissioners urged urgency and public updates; an ALPR equipment maintenance payment of $38,000 was also listed on the agenda.
During the Sept. 9 Hudson County caucus, Commissioner William O'Dea asked the Prosecutor's Office for a roadmap and timeline for establishing a county mental‑health court. Adam Salzar of the Prosecutor's Office said the office had to submit a revised budget and expected to have the revised budget finalized "by the end of this week," after which the State bureau must review it. He told commissioners the office planned to appear before the Board in October to advance the item.
Why it matters: county mental‑health courts are intended to route people with behavioral‑health needs into treatment rather than standard criminal adjudication. Commissioner O'Dea said delays could have real consequences and asked the Prosecutor's Office and county staff to accelerate the budget and approval process.
The agenda also included a payment for automatic license plate reader (ALPR) equipment and services to Packetalk Corporation for $38,000 on behalf of the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office; the clerk read that amount into the record.
Transcript notes: Adam Salzar said the Prosecutor's Office would finalize a revised budget and continue coordination with county staff and the State bureau. Commissioners asked for a timeline and clearer updates to be provided to the Board and to the public. The transcript does not record formal vote tallies on these items.
Next steps: the Prosecutor's Office to finalize the revised budget and the county to share timelines and any State review status with commissioners.
