Good evening. I'd like to call the meeting to order. Adequate notice of this meeting was provided in accordance with chapter 231 public law 1975. Moment of silence. Will you lead us in adulth
of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Roll call. >> Commissioner Capazola >> here. >> Commissioner Garcia Biki >> on the way.
>> Commissioner Astino >> here. Commissioner St. >> Commissioner Romero >> here. >> Deputy Director Marshawn >> here. >> Director Taylor >> present. >> Do I have a motion and second to open public comment with on resolution items only? >> So move. Second. >> All in favor?
>> I do. We have any department head comments? Public comments. >> Public comments. >> Yes. Close. >> Motion to close. >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All in >> favor. I
>> I >> department head comments. >> Motion to close. >> There's no motion to open. >> I'm kidding. >> Resolution. Resolution 2026-274. A resolution awarding a contract for providing fiscal year 2026 small cities
housing rehabilitation program and administration services for the county of Cumberland RFP number 26-14. Do I have a motion and second? >> So move second. >> Commissioner Capazol, yes. >> Commissioner Falsino, >> yes. >> Commissioner, Commissioner Romero, >> yes.
>> Deputy Director Marshon, >> yes. >> Director Taylor, >> yes. Resolution 2026-275. Resolution awarding a contract for providing fiscal year 2026 small cities housing rehabilitation license septic engineering services for the county of Cumberland RFP number 26-15. Do I have a
motion? >> Move. >> Second. >> Commissioner Capola. Commissioner Ostino. Commissioner Commissioner Romero. Yes. >> Deputy Director Marshon. Yes. Director Taylor. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2026-276. Resolution authorizing a purchase of eight 6-foot rotary cutters with front
and rear double chains for the Department of Public Works from Sourcewell National Contract Vendor. Do I have a motion and second? >> So moved. Second. >> Commissioner Capazola. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Oino. >> Yes. >> Commissioner. Commissioner. >> Deputy Director Marshon.
>> Yes. >> Director Taylor. >> Yes. >> I'd like to note that Commissioner Garcia Biki arrived. President >> resolution 2026-277 resolution authorizing the award of a non-fair and open contract for fire extinguishers at various county
locations to include wall hooks as needed and disposal of old extinguishers. Do I have a motion and second? >> Move. Second. >> Commissioner Capazola. Yes. >> Commissioner Garcia. Yes. >> Commissioner Oino. Yes. Commissioner. Commissioner Romero. Yes. >> Deputy Director Maran. >> Yes. >> Director Taylor.
>> Yes. Resolution 2026-278. Resolution affirming emergency to exist at the county courthouse regarding failed HVAC cooling system toilets and affirming the repair thereof. Do I have a motion and second? So >> move second. >> Commissioner Capazola, yes. Commissioner Garcia, >> yes. >> Commissioner Austin,
>> yes. >> Commissioner S. Commissioner Romero, yes. >> Deputy Director Maran, Director Taylor, >> yes. Resolution 2026-279 resolution awarding professional service contract for providing certified public accounting services to Cumberland County. Do I have a motion in second?
>> Move. Second. >> Commissioner Hapazola. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Garcia Biki. Yes. >> Commissioner Alino. Commissioner. >> Commissioner Romero. >> Yes. >> Deputy Director Marshan. Yes. >> Director Taylor. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2026-280. Resolution authorizing purchase from the New Jersey
state contract vendor for personnet services for 32 devices for the Cumberland County prosecutor for the arrive together teleaalth initiative. Do I have a motion and second? >> So move second. >> Commissioner Capazole. Yes. >> Commissioner Garcia Biki. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Ostino. >> Yes. Yes. >> Commissioner Sorrow.
>> Commissioner Romero. Deputy Director Marshon. >> Yes. >> Director Taylor. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2026-281. Resolution authorizing approval to submit a grant application to the Bureau of Justice Assistance to the BJA fiscal year 25 comprehensive opioid stimulant and
substance abuse sitebased program. Do I have a motion and second? So >> move second. >> Commissioner Capazola, yes. >> Commissioner Garcia Boliki, yes. >> Commissioner Ostino, yes. >> Commissioner Sara, yes. >> Commissioner Romero, >> yes. >> Deputy Director Maran, yes. >> Director Taylor, >> yes. >> Resolution 2026-282.
Resolution authorizing contract agreement with the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Disability Services for the fiscal year 2027 renewal of funding under the personal assistance services program. Do I have a motion and second? >> Should I move? >> Second. >> Commissioner Capazol, yes. Commissioner Garcia Bicki, yes.
>> Commissioner Alino, Commissioner Saw, yes. >> Commissioner Romero, >> yes. >> Deputy Director Marshan, yes. >> Director Taylor, >> yes. >> Resolution approving change order number two to contract for Cumberland County ADA Fairground improvements bid number 24-53, resubmission. Do I have a motion and second? >> So move. >> Second
>> discussion please. Um we have a situation here. We have quite a bit of money increase after some discussion with administration. I I I really don't think
I think we should be able to hold somebody else also accountable for this uh this situation here. It's my understanding that um correct me if I'm wrong, uh certain information wasn't passed on from the the uh the architect
to our uh contractor. And if that's the case, I think that the architect uh should be responsible for some of this. Uh any anybody like to give information on that?
specific. >> All right. So, Matthewski, county plane director. So, the original design for the septic was um completed prior to Fabry being contracted.
>> Okay. >> Um they based their bid on the original design. >> Okay. The design was then sent to D for review and the contract with fabric was awarded.
Um the D made revisions to the design that are required I guess through new new statutes at the D. Um and it required additional um components of the septic system to be
added. The subcontractor for the architect who designed the septic system made those revisions and submitted to D which then DP approved the permit for construction. Battery started construction of the septic system and realized that they did
not have the revised version of the construction cost. Now what portion of this change order is the additional work the D is requiring? What portion of it may have been corrective action that has
to be taken because of the lack of the revised drawings we have to sort out. Um the the thought was that we need the ultimately this work has to be done per the permit requirements and the drawings
conform to the permit requirements and this is based on those new drawings. Um we can forensically go back and look and try to determine if there are any components that could be the responsibility of the
subcontractor of the architect. Well, the reason why I Okay, this money is actually going to fabric, correct? Because they did the job. >> So, I'm not trying to I'm trying I am not trying to stop the money going from fabric because they did the job according to what they were supposed to do. The problem I have is that when you
have another subcontractor that did not follow through with what they were supposed to do, now what we're saying to is, okay, we're going to have the taxpayer pick up the difference. And I don't feel that's fair. >> All right. uh the responsibility of the subcontractor to the architect was to
get that revision to fabric. >> He did not know about the revision. Is that correct? Okay. So, somebody should help be held responsible to help compensate us for this. And I really would like uh someone to investigate this to see just just how far it should
go. I just don't think it's fair. All right. I mean, I know when I when I was a contractor, I made a mistake. I paid, >> right? It is what it is. You're not supposed to make those mistakes. >> What is the difference? >> Well, we don't know yet. >> We don't know. >> That's the thing. What they're going to
have to do is investigate that. But I still feel that if there is a difference that they should come up and and pay the difference. >> I agree. >> I I feel that they were responsible because they were responsible for giving the revisions to our contractor. Now,
I'm not holding anything against Fabric. He did the job. >> Got it. >> But by approving this tonight, that's not going to clude us looking into that. Is that fair to say, Matt? >> Yeah. Very good. >> I'm not stopping the approval of this because that would mean we're not going to pay fabric. So, I'm not saying that.
I'm just saying we need to investigate this to figure out whether or not we should be sub, you know, uh uh >> Exactly. Okay. That's all I want to bring up. So >> Kevin as a BA you'll work with Matt and you'll get that information back to
>> us can we can we inform this from from that >> okay well I appreciate that thank you we we plan to definitely investigate this >> thank you I appreciate that appreciate >> continue with the uh >> Commissioner Capazola >> yes >> Commissioner Garcia Biki
>> yes >> Commissioner Oino Commissioner Commissioner Romero >> yes >> deputy director Marshan yes >> director Taylor >> yes resolution 2026 6-284 resolution amending resolution 2026-259 awarding contract for supplying and delivering paper goods and miscellaneous
janitorial items to Cumberland County bid number 24 26-13. Do I have a motion and second? >> So move second. >> Commissioner Capazola. Commissioner Garcia. Yes. Commissioner Alino. Yes. >> Commissioner Commissioner Romero. Yes. >> Deputy Director Marshon. Yes. Director Taylor.
>> Yes. Resolution 2026-285, resolution authorizing purchase for renewal of grade key software license and 125 excursion credits for criminal investigations for the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. Do I have a motion and second? >> So move second. >> Commissioner Capazol, >> yes.
>> Commissioner Garcia, >> yes. >> Commissioner Oscino, yes. >> Commissioner Sorrow, yes. >> Commissioner Romero, yes. >> Deputy Director Marsh, yes. Director Taylor, >> yes. Resolution 2026-286, resolution authorizing the county of Cumberland to participate in the settlement of a matter currently pending
in federal court concerning PFAS contamination. Do I have a motion and second? >> So move. >> Second. >> Commissioner Capzola, >> yes. >> Commissioner Garcia, yes. >> Commissioner Alstein, yes. >> Commissioner Scott, yes. >> Commissioner Romero, >> yes. >> Deputy Director Marshon, yes. >> Director Taylor, >> yes. >> Resolution 2026-287.
Resolution consenting to temporary closing of County Road 553, Lawrence Township on May 25th, 2026 from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. for the Lawrence Township Memorial Day parade. Do I have a motion and second? >> So move. Second. >> Commissioner Capazola, >> yes. >> Commissioner Garcia Biki, >> yes.
>> Commissioner Alino, Commissioner, Commissioner Romero, >> yes. >> Deputy Director Maran, >> quick comment. This is a wonderful parade down in Lawrence Cedville. So if you have some time, Memorial Day, come on down. Might go check. >> I'm sorry. Starts at one o'clock. >> Starts at one o'clock. There you go.
>> Director Kelly. >> Yes. >> So, we're going to review items for the May 26th meeting. >> Cap budget resolutions 2026. Resol ID 16644 resolution to increase the county
tax levy limit to 3.5% and establish a cap bank permitted by NJSA4A 4-45.15b 16645. Resolution authorizing the county sheriff's office to exceed the 2% cap budget cap for the 2026 county budget.
16646. Resolution authorizing the county survives office to exceed the 2% budget cap for the 2026 county budget. 16647 Resolution authorizing the county board of elections office to exceed the 2% budget cap for the 2026 county budget.
Consent agenda items 16641 governing body certification of compliance with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's enforcement guidance on consideration of arrest and conviction records and employment decisions under title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
16740 resolution approving the change order number one to contract for providing a probation enrichment and transportation program with life skills component for the Cumberland County Youth Services Advisory Council RFP number 23-59 resubmission
1677 Resolution authorizing purchases from the state contract vendors 16768 resolution authorizing purchase of Convalt Premier Maintenance Renewal Convalt Systems part supreme 18 RNWL Serial CC IDF77892
16782 resolution assigning defense of Cumberland County in the matter of Regina CES versus Cumberland County Division of Social Services Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division Cumberland County Docket 175-26783 Resolution authorizing assignment of
litigation matters CS versus County of Cumberland Superior Court of New Jersey Cumberland County Law Division Docket L00 00276-26739 resolution declaring 1 3M sign making vacuum heating table model DA-13 serial
number 3551 as surplus and unneeded property and authorizing turnover to CCIA for e-waste recycling 16784 resolution authorizing extension of lease between Cumberland County and Cumberland County Improvement Authority for workforce development one-stop
operations Ben Fenwick Plaza Salem discussion. >> Um, do I have a motion second to open public comment on new business on new business? >> So, move second. All >> in favor? All right. >> You have public comment. Do I have a motion to close? >> Motion to close.
>> Second. >> All in favor? I >> s guess there's a need for executive session tonight. Resolution 2026-288 resolution providing for a meeting not
open to the public in accordance with chapter with the provisions of the New Jersey New Jersey Senator Biden and bear open public meeting NJSA 104-12 matters relating to litigation negotiations and the attorney client privilege matters relating to the
employment relationship. Do I have a motion and second? >> So move second. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Garcia. >> Yes. >> Deputy director. >> Yes. >> It is not anticipated action taken out.
>> Oh, before we um break, can we at least uh welcome our new HR person? >> Say the same thing. >> Pam and our friends. >> Pam. Welcome back, John Carr. our counselor. >> Welcome. >> Good luck.
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