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Union County commissioners approve multiple contract amendments, human-services spending and move to seek $9 million DCA grant
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At its Feb. 26 agenda-setting meeting the board authorized contract amendments for election services, household hazardous waste events, software licensing and other procurement items; approved several human-services spending plans and authorized applying for a $9 million New Jersey Department of Community Affairs grant.
At the Feb. 26 agenda-setting meeting, the Union County Board of County Commissioners approved a slate of contract amendments, spending plans and a grant application to support county operations and services.
Deputy Clerk Clara Fernandez presented amendments to election-related contracts to support 2026 elections, including an increase of $195,361 to Royal Printing Services (new contract total not to exceed $2,596,881), $8,659.81 to Full Service Mailers (new total not to exceed $254,256.71) and $28,021.50 to B & B Press (new total not to exceed $776,664.24). Public works and facilities items included authorization for Radiac Environmental Services to provide four household hazardous waste events in 2026 (not to exceed $240,000), and a contract with Opengov Inc. for web-based operations management licensing, upgrades and maintenance (not to exceed $129,764.26). The board also authorized PS&S professional services for NJDEP stormwater and recycling permit applications (not to exceed $103,080) and on-call architectural and design services for various facility projects and relocations.
Department of Administrative Services Director Laura Scutari presented a contract with ComPsych Corporation to administer FMLA, the New Jersey Family Leave Act and military leave programs for county employees from March–Dec. 2026 in an amount not to exceed $46,000, with two one-year extension options. The board also authorized the County Manager to execute documents related to a Collective Bargaining Agreement with Council 8 (effective Jan. 1, 2024–Dec. 31, 2027).
Human Services Director Debbie-Ann Anderson brought forward multiple items: agreements with community-based organizations for shelter night stays and crisis intervention (county match not to exceed $275,700); revenue agreements for paratransit services with SAGE Eldercare (estimated revenue $32,000) and Inroads to Opportunities (estimated revenue $14,000); a Boxwood Learning Center contract not to exceed $215,797.85; Youth Services subcontracted spending not to exceed $334,345.15; a $114,000 subcontract with Communities in Cooperation for court-ordered youth programs; and the 2025–2026 HEARTH Emergency Solutions Grant spending plan (not to exceed $369,409).
Parks and Recreation items included awarding the 2026 Local Arts Program grants to 44 county agencies and organizations (not to exceed $300,500), contracting mobile food/ice cream truck concessions at parks (estimated revenue amounts listed), and authorizing an application to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Local Recreation Improvement Grant (LRIG) for Conant Park basketball court work ($75,000).
The board also authorized the County Manager to apply for and obtain a $9,000,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. The meeting minutes record no substantive debate on these items; most were presented as routine agenda authorizations with no board questions noted in the minutes.
The agenda-setting minutes list the contract amounts and spending-plan totals; where the minutes do not specify implementation timing or funding sources beyond the stated amounts, those details are "not specified."