Hunterdon Freeholders Call Special Meeting To Address COVID-19 Emergency Response and Economic Issues

Hunterdon County’s Freeholder Board has called a Special Meeting for March 31st, to address the need to support the County’s municipalities, emergency responders and medical providers and economic concerns brought about by Governor Phil Murphy’s orders closing non-essential businesses.

Freeholder Board Director Shaun C. Van Doren, in announcing the Special Meeting, stated, “The Freeholders need to consider allocating funds for the County’s COVID-19 virus emergency response and take some actions to support our municipalities and local businesses. We believe we must take some immediate actions that cannot wait for the regularly scheduled April 7th meeting.”

The meeting will be held by teleconference on March 31 at 5:30 pm, to adhere to the State’s requirement to not hold in in person meetings and observe social distancing requirements. Interested parties can listen to the meeting by calling 720-399-1558 or 877-658-5107 with the Passcode: 403752. The public will have the opportunity to comment following consideration of agenda items.

Key agenda items include resolutions:

 directing all Hunterdon County Department Heads to identify potential reductions in discretionary spending,
 authorizing a temporary appropriation for the COVID-19 emergency response,
 authorizing an amendment to the Hunterdon County Economic Development Grant Program to expand the program to assist municipalities and local business associations.

There will be no one on site at the Freeholder meeting room in the Administration Building in Flemington.

All attendance by the members of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, staff, and the public will be by teleconference, as authorized pursuant to Governor Murphy’s Executive order #107.
The public should call 720-399-1558 or 877-658-5107 with the Passcode: 403752, to participate