The Hudson County Board of Commissioners squared off with leadership from the Hudson County Schools of Technology (HCST) over program and staffing cuts, absences due to religious observances, and more at yesterday’s caucus meeting.
The discussion was prompted by Commissioner Bill O’Dea (D-2) regarding a resolution determining the form and other details of $8,134,000 General Obligation Bonds, including $1,500,000 in County Vocational-Technical School Bonds.
O’Dea said that since Hudson County Administrator Abe Antun previously told the board that they could do nothing about the HCST budget funding, which drove the tax levy increase and subsequent impacts, they should vote against this resolution.
“Not voting for this would be the way to send a message. And they got no money to do the capital work. There are some things we can do,” O’Dea said at caucus…