2018 audit of Freehold Borough’s finances reveals no issues

FREEHOLD – No recommendations for corrective action were made in the 2018 municipal audit of Freehold Borough.

At a Borough Council meeting on Sept. 3, council members passed a resolution to accept the 2018 audit. Under state law, the governing body of every municipality must have an annual audit of its books, accounts and financial transactions.

The audit of Freehold Borough’s finances was conducted by the firm Suplee, Clooney & Company.

According to municipal officials, the audit contains no recommendations and because no recommendations were made, officials were not required to prepare a corrective action plan.

By passing the resolution, the council certified to the New Jersey Local Finance Board that all members of the governing body reviewed, as a minimum, the sections of the annual audit entitled General Comments and Recommendations.

In other business, council members passed a resolution honoring American Legion Post 54, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019. The post was founded in 1919 as an organization for wartime veterans dedicated to continuing service. Post 54 has its headquarters at 62 W. Main St.

“American Legion Post 54 is a group of veterans who, because of their love of God and country, are dedicated to taking care of those who served and to spreading and strengthening patriotism and continues to have as their main objective, counseling and servicing all wartime veterans and their spouses,” the resolution reads.

“Since its formation, [it] has carried forth the basic concepts of this great organization in promoting and supporting programs in safety, youth and adult sports, flag display education, memorial and burial services, parade and dedication ceremonies, sponsor Boys State and Girls State participation, decoration of veterans’ graves for Memorial Day, Teacher of Year recognition and many other programs,” according to the resolution.

Finally, the council honored Sal DeJesus, the supervisor of the Streets and Roads Department, on his retirement after more than three decades of service to Freehold Borough.

According to a resolution, DeJesus was raised in the borough and is a graduate of the Freehold Intermediate School and Freehold High School. He began working for the borough as a laborer in the Streets and Roads Department in 1985 after serving in the U.S. Army.

DeJesus was promoted to truck driver in 2002, to assistant supervisor in 2006 and to supervisor in 2008.

“Sal and his department are always on hand, whether it be during one of our major storms or preparing the set-up and cleanup of all Freehold Borough events,” the resolution reads.