Legal services contract went to a Commissioner's nonprofit

At the Board of Commissioners meeting of 04/17/2025, Commissioner Jeffrey Nash announced the Volunteer Up Legal Clinic fundraiser of April 24 and asked everyone to participate (minutes page 15). At the meeting of 05/15/2025 the Board adopted Resolution 40, an as-needed agreement with Volunteer UP for legal services to the Camden County Sober Living Community. The minutes record Commissioner Nash abstaining on Resolution 40 (minutes pages 3 and 7). The resolution recites that one response was received and states no dollar amount (Res-Pg 40-2). Volunteer UP's Form 990 for 2024, a public filing with the Internal Revenue Service signed 04/10/2025, lists Jeffrey L Nash Esq in Part VII as an officer of Volunteer Up Legal Clinic. His title is printed as "CHAIR OF THE," cut off on the form, at 2.00 hours a week and no pay (Form 990 page 7). That filing is not among the County's records. The County charged the agreement to the settlement account through purchase order 240005 for 150,000.00 and paid Volunteer UP 16,650.00 on it. Invoice 25-01VU lists a restraining order hearing, license restoration, outstanding warrants, parole questions, a traffic ticket and two expungement reviews, and does not say any client was in recovery. On 06/29/2026 the County entered a new order, 245195, for 40,000.00.