They're all the same. I know you're here. belly. Happy date. He's my date. I could have come back. Can I bless him? I went hiking on my birthday again.
It was fun. Yeah, it was a good uh good day. >> He's all right. He's good. I'm keeping it close. I got to keep my fireman. >> Everyone says they Go back to [laughter] How are you?
Yeah, we got a strong in your behavior. >> I know you're important person. The bridge >> [laughter] >> doesn't make sense for me. >> Happy You know what?
Say hi to everybody. download. Let's hear that. Yeah, that's How are you? All right. All right. That's right. So like one or two minutes >> talk amongst awkwardness.
Congratulations. I told him to be careful. really packed and sent to the officially designated All right, please rise for the flag. Remain standing for the [clears throat] flag of the United States of America to
the stands nationy for all. >> I'd like to call up Father Robert. Heavenly Father, we gather on this special day and we stand before you with hearts full of gratitude and hope.
We thank you for the gift of our community, for the people who call Point Pleasant Beach home. We thank you for the opportunity to witness the installation of our burough officials who have chosen to serve in lead.
Lord, we all know that leadership is a sacred responsibility and we lift up these elected officials in prayer and we pray for all who serve our world. Grant them wisdom, discernment, and a servant's heart as
they take on the mantle of leadership. May they be guided by your principles of justice, fairness, and compassion. We pray that they will work tirelessly both for unity within our town for the common good of all residents.
May your light always shine here on the Jersey Shore and Point Pleasant Beach. And may the decisions our official make reflect your love, grace, compassion, and truth. We ask all of these things through Christ our Lord.
>> Amen. >> Thank you, Father Robert. And good afternoon everybody. Yes. I was We would like Karen Kitty Wilson. I s doly swear doly
swear that I will support theution that I will support the United States of the United States and the state of New Jersey and the state of New Jersey that I will bear true faith that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the government established and to
the government established in the United States >> in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people and that I will faithfully and that I will faithfully impartially >> impartially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform all the duties
>> all the duties >> of the office of council women >> all the duties of the office of council women >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability >> and that I will not use my office >> and that I will not use my office >> grant preferential treatment >> to grant preferential treatment
>> nor personal gain >> nor personal gain >> favor or advantage favor or advantage >> not available to the general public not available >> [applause] [applause] >> Yeah, just a quick photo. Um, these are two of my childhood friends. This is
Brida Forsber. This is Jason Bryant. And um, when we graduated high school, we all kind of went our separate ways, but the interesting story is that we all have become council people. Jason Bryant, councilman For now, I just [clears throat] get a quick
picture of the three of us. >> [applause] [clears throat] >> I Johnny Dixon. do solemnly swear >> swear >> that I will support the Constitution >> I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> of the United States >> and the state of New Jersey >> and the state of New Jersey
>> that I will bear true faith >> that I will bear true faith >> and allegiance to the same >> and allegiance of the same >> and to the government established >> to the government established >> in the United States >> the United States >> and in this state >> and in this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people
>> and that I will safely >> that I will safely partially >> and partially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform >> all the duties >> all the duties >> of the office of councilmen >> of the office of council >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability >> and that I will not use my office
>> and I will not use my office >> to grant preferential treatment >> to grantial treatment >> nor to seek personal gain >> to seek personal gain >> favor or advantage >> favor or advantage >> not available to the general public >> not advantage not to public >> so help me >> so help me
>> [applause] [clears throat] >> Mayor >> here. >> Councilman Ramos >> here. here [clears throat] >> can I get a motion to adopt resolution A certification of fire officer election results
>> I'll make that motion >> yes >> yes Yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. We can do the office. >> Okay. I Daniel Miles
>> I Daniel Miles >> do swear >> that I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> and the state of New Jersey >> that I will bear true faith >> that I will bear true faith >> and allegiance to the same >> and to the government established
>> the government established >> in the United States >> United States >> and in the state >> under the authority of the people >> the people >> that I will faithfully >> I will faithfully >> and partially >> and justly perform All the duties >> all the duties >> of the office of fire department chief
>> of the office of fire department chief >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability >> and that I will not use my office >> and that I will not use my office >> to grant preferential treatment >> to grant preferential treatment >> nor to seek personal gain >> to seek personal gain >> favor or advantage >> favor
>> not available to the general public >> not available to >> [applause] >> assistant chief here. So we'll have first chief Thomas I, Thomas >> I, Thomas >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear
>> that I will support the Constitution >> that I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> of the United States >> and the State of New Jersey >> and the State of New Jersey >> that I will bear true faith >> that I'll bear true faith >> and allegiance to the same >> and allegiance to the same >> and to the governments established >> to the government established
>> in the United States >> in the United States >> and in this state >> and in this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people >> that I will faithfully >> that I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform >> all the duties >> all the duties
>> of the office of first deputy fire department chief >> of >> the office of first deputy department fire chief >> according to the best of my ability >> to the best of my ability >> and I will not use my office >> and I will not use my office >> to grant preferential to grant preferential treatment. >> Nor to seek personal gain,
>> nor to seek personal gain. >> Favor or advantage. >> Savor advantage. >> Not available to the general public. >> Not available to general public. >> So help [applause] [applause] [laughter] Deputy Chief Ambrose. >> I am Rose. I am Cooper
>> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution >> that I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> of the United States >> and the State of New Jersey >> the state of New Jersey >> that I will bear true faith and allegiance >> that I will bear true faith and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same >> and to the government established
>> and to the government established >> in the United States >> in the United States >> and in this state >> and in this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people >> and that I will faithfully >> and that I will faithfully >> and partially >> impartially >> and justly perform and justly perform >> all the duties >> all the duties
>> of the office >> of the office >> of second deputy fire department chief >> of second deputy fire department chief >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability >> and that I will not use my office >> and that I will not use my office >> to grant preferential treatment >> to grant preferential treatment
>> nor to seek personal gain >> nor to seek personal gain >> favor or advantage >> favor or advantage >> not available to the general public >> not available to the general public >> so I'll be done >> [applause] [clears throat] >> Okay, congratulations everybody. Uh now
we'll hear from uh council and we'll start with the newly elected council members. So uh council >> good afternoon everyone. Um first of all hope everyone had a merry Christmas and hopefully you have a great new year. This is a little unusual for me because
I think it was 18 years ago I was here last time. So I guess I'm an oldtime now but I'm very excited. I think we got a good group of people up here. Obviously we're going to do I've been around here a long time. Most
of the people here, [laughter] >> but no, I said I'm looking forward to it. I think there's a lot of stuff we can get done together. I think we'll work together fine and looking forward to Point Pleasant Beach. So, I think it's pretty the way it is.
[applause] >> Hi everybody. Um it's so so wonderful to be up here and uh really I can kind of just echo what John said for the part where everyone I think is doing a fantastic job. I'm really looking forward to working with uh this uh
discovering body. I think we have a great team and I'm just very optimistic and positive. So, thank you. >> Thank you, [applause] Councilman. >> Oh, thank you. I hope everybody happy new year. I hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas. I hope I was very
good to you. [laughter] Sorry, I've been waiting all day to um No, but I I I look forward to another year of serving the people pleasant beach. That's what we're here to do. Uh doing it with transparency, doing it with passion. Um we may not always agree
on everything. We may we may agree on everything. Um but I'm excited to be working with this group of people. Very excited to have Kitty and John up on the st. And I look forward to a great year. So happy new year. Have a happy year. Thank
you. >> [applause] >> Thank you. Good afternoon and welcome and welcome all and welcome 2026. Today we swear on two new council members and new leadership within our fire department. Recognizing both the trust
placed in each of them and their commitment to serve. Thank you all for stepping up stepping forward to serve and dedicate your time, your energy and your leadership to our residents. So as we turn this 2025. Let's use this time to recommit to
our shared goals and to foster yet more inclusive dialogue that drives positive change. May this year bring peace, health, and prosperity to you. Happy New Year. [applause] Congratulations [clears throat] again.
>> Merry Christmas everybody. Hope everybody has a happy Great holiday season. Welcome aboard Kitty and John. Congratulations to the fire. Congratulations. Look forward to exciting year as well. I think we have a well balanced panel up here and I think
everybody's going to do a great job this year for everybody. [applause] Thank you, Mayor. Welcome everybody. Merry Christmas. [clears throat] Happy New Year. I look forward to working with bothbody here.
Congratulations officials. And I'm gonna cut it short because I'm getting a wink from it. [laughter] Good job. >> [applause] >> Thank you, Councilman. All right, so welcome everybody. Uh, happy new year.
Thank you for being here as we begin another year of service to the people of Point Pleasant Beach. Reorganization meetings are more than just a formality. They're an opportunity to set direction, reaffirm priorities, and renew our commitment to effective, responsible leadership. I want to congratulate
Councilwoman Stillson, Councilman Dixon on their swearing in today. perspective strengthened our governing body and I look forward to working together in the year ahead. I also want to congratulate Dan Miles, [clears throat] Ian Cooper, Tom Bogle and Ambrose Cooper on their swearing into new leadership roles
within our fire department. Thank you for your continued service and dedication to our community. Over the past year, we made some meaningful progress by focusing on smart government governance, fiscal responsibility, and long-term planning. One of our most significant initiatives was pursuing the
potential purchase of waterfront property on Channel Drive. This effort reflects our commitment to preserving our waterfront, expanding public access, and protecting long-term value for taxpayers. Thoughtful planning takes time, but it is essential to maintain the character and vitality of our town.
We also undertook a comprehensive review of our municipal ordinances. By modernizing outdated and inefficient regulations, we streamlined our code to make it clearer, more practical, and easier to navigate for residents, businesses, and bur staff. And
additionally, we reserve resolve long-standing litigation that have been consuming taxpayer resources. By bringing these matters to a close, we saved both time and money and were able to redirect our focus to initiatives that better serve the public. As we look
ahead to 2026, our priorities are clear. First, we will remain fiscally responsible. Every dollar we spend belongs to the taxpayer, and we are committed to managing costs, pursuing grants, making sound investments, and delivering real value to our community.
We will revitalize our boards and committees by strengthening communication, encouraging participation, and ensuring these volunteer groups play a meaningful role in achieving our town. And finally, we will continue to the quality of life, safety, and security for residents and
visitors alike through public safety initiatives, infrastructure improvements, environmental stewardship, and community amenities. Our goal is simple. Keep pleasant beach safe, welcoming, and a great place to live, work, and visit. This work is only possible through collaboration among the
governing body, our B professionals, first responders, volunteers, and engaged residents. I'm proud of what we have accomplished together and optimistic about the year ahead. Thank you for the trust you place in us. I look forward to continuing this work as we begin 2026. Thank you all and happy
new year. [applause] Okay. Can I get an election from the governing body for a council president? >> [clears throat] >> Yes. >> Yes. [clears throat] >> [applause] >> Okay, we will now open up to public
participation. We'll give three minutes to talk. Uh when you come up, please state your name and address and pay attention to our time here. Guess we participation. >> Okay. Uh so now we're going to go through the acknowledgement of my
mayoral appointments to the planning board. [clears throat] So I appoint Dave Benton to serve as my designate sitting in my absence as a class one member of the planning board at meetings of the planning board to which I am not in attendance. This designation shall be effective throughout the remainder of my
official tenure as mayor unless amended by me through future correspondence. I appoint Karen Mills as a class two member of the planning board for a one-year term terminating on December 31st, 2026 or upon her completion of service as an official of the public
whichever occurs first. and I appoint Bixby as a class four member of the planning board for a fouryear term terminating on December [clears throat] 31st. Okay. And can I get a motion to adopt consent resolution 234
second? [clears throat] So for the councilman, it appears that the packed page included. I guess we can start with Okay. >> Yes. >> Can I get a motion to adopt consent
resolution? >> I'll make a motion. Okay, great. Thank you. And then to close out, I would ask Robert to come back up, gracious and merciful God, we stand before you and we lift up in
prayer all these federal officials and everyone who serves our community. those who are just beginning and those who have served for many years. We give thanks for the trust placed in them by the people of our town. We recognize the
weight of their responsibilities. We ask you also to bless in a special way and protect in a special way their families. Lord, for they too will share in the sacrifice and challenges that come with public service. May your love surround them providing
strength, unity, and sense of purpose. In times of difficulty and decision making, or when disagreements arise, may these leaders turn to you for guidance, seeking your will in all that they do.
Shield them from the burdens that may weigh heavily on their hearts and grant them peace of mind as they seek to serve your people. May your grace their lives and may their service be a reflection of your enduring
love for all your children. Amen. >> Thank you, Father Robert. So, the meeting has ended. I invite everybody to join us at Martell's at 1 p.m. for festivities. And thank you all for coming out.
Can I get a picture? [laughter] Yes, that's right. Let's go before your buttons. >> You're in the middle. Too many words. The