Betsy - here are the contracts for Central Regional from 2021-23 and
2024-26 for Central Regional
Please note that the link you shared pertains to HUNTERDON Central
Regional School District which is located in Hunterdon County. This is
Central Regional School District, Ocean County. We do not have any
non-compliance issues with our Healthcare broker
Thank you,
On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 6:26 PM Betsy Cross
<[1][OPRA #63216 email]> wrote:

Immediate Access - sent 6/27/2024 - at 6:26 PM due Friday 6/28/2024 -
Kindly return via a PDF Only.

Dear Kevin O'Shea - Central Regional School District,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law
right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please
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Records requested:

May I please have a copy of the current contract with your Health
Broker.  I will put in a separate request for the broker for 2020 -
2023. 

I saw a report today from the Comptroller's Office and I am wondering
who it is.   Here is the link. 

[2]https://www.nj.gov/comptroller/reports/2...

The Comptroller's Office requested that the district and its broker
provide documentation of the total compensation amount paid to the
broker for the period July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2022. We were not
provided with this documentation by the District or the broker. We were
able to obtain documentation through the joint insurance fund (JIF)[5]
and found that compensation paid to the broker was approximately
$253,000 for FY 2022. The District violated the PSCL by failing to
obtain quotes for brokerage services. This fundamental failure to obtain
competition reduced the likelihood that the District obtained the best
price for services. The lack of a written contract, formally approved by
the Board and specifying the scope of the broker’s duties and the terms
on which the broker will be compensated, resulted in less transparency
to the public than required by law.

Betsy Cross

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