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Notice of Contract Award – Genova Burns, LLC,

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD – Date Adopted 7/30/2026

Public Notice is hereby given that the Union County Board of County Commissioners has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a Professional service pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (i) This contract and the resolution authorizing it is available for public Inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Board.

  • RESOLUTION NO: 2026-534 amending (Resolution No. 2026-391)
  • AWARDED TO: Genova Burns, LLC, Newark, New Jersey
  • SERVICES TO: to provide legal services to represent the County of Union in connection with litigation, defense and general legal matters
  • PERIOD: January 1, 2026-December 31, 2026
  • COSTS: in an amount not to exceed: $250,000.00

James E. Pellettiere, RMC, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners

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Ordinance for Introduction: 867-2026

Ordinance 867-2026
First Reading :7/30/2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following proposed Ordinance was introduced and passed on the first reading at a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Union, New Jersey, held on the 30th day of July 2026 and that said Ordinance will be taken up for further consideration for final passage at a meeting of said Board to be held in its meeting room in the Administration Building, Elizabeth, New Jersey, on the 27th day of August 2026 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as said matter can be reached, at which time and place all persons who may be interested therein will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning same.

A copy of this Ordinance has been posted on the Bulletin Board upon which public notices are customarily posted in the Union County Administration Building of the County of Union and a copy is available up to and including the time of such meeting to the members of the general public of the County who shall request such copies, at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners.

James E. Pellettiere, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND “THE LAWS OF UNION COUNTY: ADMINSTRATIVE CODE AND POLICIES AND GENERAL LEGISLATION” BY AMENDING PART II- POLICIES AND GENERAL LEGISLATION: CHAPTER 41, UNION COUNTY OPTION HOSPITAL FEE PROGRAM.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Union County Board of County Commissioners that the “Laws of Union County” are hereby amended, to be as follows, including addition to the Table of Contents as necessary:

PART II – POLICIES AND GENERAL LEGISLATION

Chapter 41 UNION COUNTY OPTION HOSPITAL FEE PROGRAM

Recitals:

UNCHANGED.

Additional section:

WHEREAS, on June 24, 2026, DHS further approved the Fee & Expenditure Report describing the County’s proposed mode effective July 1, 2026; and

§ 41-1 Definitions.

UNCHANGED.

“Assessed Hospitals” means the hospital facilities located within the County’s borders that provide inpatient hospital services and that are non-public providers based on the most recently filed full year cost report available as of December 31, 2025; and

UNCHANGED.

§ 41-2 Authority. 

UNCHANGED.

§ 41-3 Assessment Scope, Basis and Use.

UNCHANGED.

§ 41-4 Computation of Assessment.

  1. The annual Assessment for each Assessed Hospital shall equal $1,776.31, multiplied by its number of total discharges in Calendar Year 2024.
  2. The annual Assessment amounts for each Assessed Hospital, calculated pursuant to (A), above, effective July 1, 2026, shall equal the following:
    1. Kindred Hospital of Rahway, $358,814.00
    2. Overlook Medical Center, $38,764,359.00
    3. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway, $8,538,710.00
    4. Summit Oaks Hospital, $5,796,091.00
    5. CareOne at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, $182,960.00
    6. Trinitas Regional Medical Center, $20,940,889.00
  3. The annual Assessment shall be payable in four quarterly installments, each equal to 25% of the annual Assessment amount.
  4. The Assessment shall constitute a debt due to the County from the time the Assessment is due until it is paid.

§ 41-5 through § 41-15   UNCHANGED.

AND, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, in case any section, subsection, paragraph, subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be judged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall not affect or invalidate the remainder of any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance, and to this end, the provisions of each section, paragraph, subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable;

AND, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that this ordinance shall take effect at the time and in the manner provided by law, unless otherwise indicated.

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Public Notice Regarding the 2026 Union County September Commissioner Meeting

Please disregard the public notice below. Review the latest public notice regarding the September meeting.

Under the terms of the Open Public Meetings Act P.L. 1975, C. 231, and pursuant to requirements of N.J.S.A 10: 4-10, please be advised that circumstances necessitate amending the 2026 Meeting Schedule of the Union County Board of County Commissioners.

As such, the Union County Board of County Commissioners is advising the public, in accordance with the law, the cancellation of both the Agenda Setting Session and the Regular Meeting of Thursday, September 24, 2026. The aforementioned September 24, 2026 meetings will be rescheduled to be held on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

The Agenda Setting Session will commence at 6:00pm with the Regular Meeting to commence as soon as possible following the conclusion of the Agenda Setting Session. Additionally, the meeting will be held at the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room of the Union County Administration Building, 6th floor, located at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ, 07207.

Persons requiring a sign language interpreter should contact the Office of the Clerk of the Board at 908-527-4140.

James E. Pellettiere,
Clerk of the Board

Submission Date: July 23, 2026

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Notice to Persons Wanting Mail-In Ballots in the Borough of Roselle, New Jersey

     If you are a qualified and registered voter of the State who wants to vote by mail in the Special School Election to be held on September 15, 2026, the following applies:

     You must complete the application form below and send it to the county clerk or write or apply in person to the county clerk to request a mail-in ballot.

     The name, address, and signature of any person who has assisted you to complete the mail-in ballot application must be provided on the application, and you must sign and date the application.

      No person may serve as an authorized messenger or bearer for more than three qualified voters in an election, but a person may serve as such for up to five qualified voters in an election if those voters are immediate family members residing in the same household as the messenger or bearer.

     No person who is a candidate in the election for which the voter requests a mail-in ballot may provide any assistance in the completion of the ballot or serve as an authorized messenger or bearer.

     A person who applies for a mail-in ballot must submit his or her application at least seven days before the election, but such person may request an application in person from the county clerk up to 3 p.m. of the day before the election.

     Voters who want to vote by mail in all future elections will, after their initial request and without further action on their part, be provided with a mail-in ballot until the voter requests otherwise in writing. Beginning with the 2020 general election cycle, if the voter does not vote by mail in four consecutive years, then the voter shall no longer be furnished with a mail-in ballot for future elections and the voter shall be notified in writing of the change.

     Application forms may be obtained by applying to the undersigned either in writing or by telephone, or the application form provided below may be completed and forwarded to the undersigned.

Dated: July 9, 2026

Joanne Rajoppi, Union County Clerk
2 Broad Street, Room 113
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07201-2299
908-527-4966

AVISO A LAS PERSONAS QUE DESEEN BOLETAS PARA VOTAR POR CORREO EN EL CUIDAD DE ROSELLE, NEW JERSEY

Si usted es un votante calificado y registrado del Estado que quiere votar por correo en la elección escolar especial que se celebrará el 15 de septiembre de 2026, se aplica lo siguiente:

 Debe completar el formulario de solicitud a continuación y enviarlo a la secretaria del condado donde reside, o escribir a la secretaria del condado donde reside para solicitar una boleta por correo, o solicitarla en persona.

Se debe indicar en la solicitud el nombre, la dirección y la firma de cualquier persona que le haya ayudado a completar la solicitud de boleta por correo y usted debe firmar y fechar la solicitud.

Ninguna persona puede desempeñarse como mensajero ni portador autorizado para más de tres votantes calificados en una elección, pero una persona puede actuar en tal capacidad hasta para cinco votantes calificados en una elección si esos votantes son familiares directos que residen en el mismo hogar que el mensajero o portador.

  Ninguna persona que sea candidata en la elección para la cual el votante solicita una boleta por correo puede proporcionar asistencia para completar la boleta ni ser el mensajero ni portador autorizado.

Toda persona que solicite una boleta por correo debe enviar su solicitud al menos siete días antes de la elección, pero dicha persona puede pedir una solicitud en persona a la secretaria del condado hasta las 3 p.m. del día anterior a la elección.

Los votantes que deseen votar por correo en todas las elecciones futuras después de su solicitud inicial y sin tener que hacer nada más de su parte, recibirán una boleta por correo hasta que soliciten lo contrario por escrito.  A partir del ciclo de elecciones generales de 2020, si el votante no vota por correo en cuatro años consecutivos, entonces ya no recibirá una boleta por correo para futuras elecciones; se le notificará al votante el cambio por escrito.

Los formularios de solicitud se pueden obtener solicitando al abajo firmante, ya sea por escrito o por teléfono, o bien se puede completar el formulario de solicitud que se proporciona a continuación y enviarse al abajo firmante.

Fechado: 9 de julio de 2026

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Notice of Contract Award – Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD – Date Adopted 6/25/2026

Public Notice is hereby given that the Union County Board of County Commissioners has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as an extraordinary unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11) This contract and the resolution authorizing it is available for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Board.

  • RESOLUTION NO: 2026- 462
  • AWARDED TO: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
  • SERVICES: for Individual Stop-Loss Insurance Services for the Employee Medical and Prescription Self-Insured Program
  • PERIOD: July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027
  • COSTS: for an Estimated amount not to exceed: $4,875,000.00

James E. Pellettiere, RMC, QPA Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners

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Notice of Contract Award – Caremarks, LLC

Public Notice is hereby given that the Union County Board of County Commissioners has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as an extraordinary unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11) This contract and the resolution authorizing it is available for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Board.

  • RESOLUTION NO: 2026- 464 amending (Resolution No. 2026-228)
  • AWARDED TO: CAREMARKPCS, LLC. d/b/a as CVS CAREMARK
  • SERVICES: an Employee Health and Prescription Self-Insurance program to the County’s contracted Third Party Administrators, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • PERIOD: July 1, 2025-December 31, 2026
  • COSTS: in an amount not to exceed: $5,000,000.00 for a new total not to exceed: $345,175,000.00

James E. Pellettiere, RMC, QPA Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners

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Notice of Contract Award – Development Directions (2026-468)

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD – Date Adopted 6/25/2026

Public Notice is hereby given that the Union County Board of County Commissioners has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as an extraordinary unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11) This contract and the resolution authorizing it is available for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Board.

  • RESOLUTION NO: 2026-468
  • AWARDED TO: Development Directions, LLC, Rahway, New Jersey
  • SERVICES: for consulting services for the administration of the Union County Home Improvement and Senior Home Grant Program
  • PERIOD: August 1, 2026-July 31, 2027
  • COSTS: in an amount not to exceed: $292,000.00

James E. Pellettiere, RMC, QPA Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners

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Notice of Contract Award – Development Directions (2026-467)

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD – Date Adopted 6/25/2026

Public Notice is hereby given that the Union County Board of County Commissioners has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as an extraordinary unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11) This contract and the resolution authorizing it is available for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Board.

  • RESOLUTION NO: 2026- 467
  • AWARDED TO: Development Directions, LLC, Rahway, New Jersey
  • SERVICES: for consulting services for the administration of the Union County Home Improvement and Senior Home Grant Program
  • PERIOD: September 1, 2025-July 31, 2026
  • COSTS: in an amount not to exceed: $325,500.00

James E. Pellettiere, RMC, QPA Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners

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Notice of Contract Award – Jewish Family Services of Central New Jersey

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD – Date Adopted 6/25/2026

Public Notice is hereby given that the Union County Board of County Commissioners has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as an extraordinary unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11) This contract and the resolution authorizing it is available for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Board.

  • RESOLUTION NO: 2026- 434
  • AWARDED TO: Jewish Family Services of Central New Jersey, Elizabeth, New Jersey
  • SERVICES: to deliver services to Union County residents 60 years of age or older and/or their caregivers
  • PERIOD: January1, 2026-December 31, 2026
  • COSTS: for a total not to exceed: $201,653.00

James E. Pellettiere, RMC, QPA Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners