FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – An application seeking $60,000 from the state’s Safe and Secure Communities Program this year has been authorized by the Township Committee.
On Jan. 30, Freehold Township officials passed a resolution authorizing the application and approving the municipality’s participation with the Safe and Secure Communities Program, which is administered by the Division of Criminal Justice, Department of Law and Public Safety.
Officials will apply for $60,000 under the Safe and Secure Communities Program for a joint effort between the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Freehold Township Police Department.
The Township Committee has agreed to match 50 percent of the total award ($30,000). The total of $90,000 will be used for police salaries, according to municipal officials.
In other business, the committee passed a resolution authorizing a $6,750 decrease in a $293,000 contract that was awarded to Manor II Electric for a pump station and Department of Public Works generators, bringing the contract to $286,250. The resolution confirmed $286,250 was the final payment made to Manor II Electric for the project.
According to the resolution, the change order was made after Mott MacDonald, the township’s engineer, and the superintendent of utilities recommended the reduction due to as-built adjustment of quantities. The engineer and superintendent advised municipal officials that all work on the project had been completed.
And, the committee passed a resolution authorizing application for a Safe Corridors Grant in the amount of $36,019 from the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Fund. According to the resolution, township officials were notified by the state of their eligibility to receive the grant.
Finally, the committee passed a resolution entering into a shared services agreement with Monmouth County for the provision of aerial imagery technology services, which are intended to assist the township. Freehold Township is obligated to pay a one-time fee of $1,800 to the county as part of the data license agreement.