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Personnel and Budget Committee reviews check register, approves minutes
Summary
The Personnel and Budget Committee of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission adopted its Aug. 19, 2025 minutes and reviewed a check register that included multi‑thousand dollar renewals (Willis insurance $66,651.10; Esri GIS $26,811; Microsoft Office 365 $23,702.33) and several application refunds and chargebacks to the Treasury of New Jersey.
The Personnel and Budget Committee of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission adopted the committee’s Aug. 19, 2025 minutes and spent its March 17 meeting reviewing the agency’s check register and electronic disbursements.
Jessica, a commission staff member, presented the check register and described the line items, including application refunds to Monroe, Southampton, Jackson and Hamilton townships; payments to Smolin Lupin & Co. for FY22 and FY25 audit services; and multiple chargebacks to the Treasury of New Jersey for DAG services covering FY24–FY26. Major vendor renewals called out included the Microsoft Office 365/Teams contract for $23,702.33 and the commission’s GIS software renewal with Esri for $26,811.
The presenter also noted a $66,651.10 annual insurance renewal with Willis of New Jersey. When a committee member asked whether Willis was the usual insurer, Jessica said, “Yes, that is the only firm on state contract and I’ve been advised by Treasury we have no other choice.”
Other items reviewed included a $18,902.56 non‑construction services payment to Connelly & Hickey Historical Architects for the Fenwick preservation project, temperature data loggers from Alphamark for $4,677.09, and various township application refunds (examples: Pinelands Water Company refund to Southampton Township for $5,250; Simons Engineering Associates refund to Hamilton Township for $11,600.75). The presenter summarized that electronic disbursements shown were payroll‑related (payroll, taxes, dental and similar payroll obligations).
The committee called for questions during the register review and heard none on the checks or electronic disbursements before moving on to other agenda items.
The committee also approved the previously noted Aug. 19, 2025 meeting minutes by a voice vote.
