bring this meeting to order. This is a bill of Seaside Park Annual Reorganization meeting pursuant to the provisions of New Jerseys open public meetings act. Adequate notice of this meeting was properly provided by sending
a notice of the meeting to the Asbury Park Press and the Ocean Star on December 10th, 2025. Notice of the meeting of the governing body also has been posted in the corridor of the municipal building and in the office of the municipal clerk.
We'll begin our meeting if we could stand for the pledge of allegiance to be called by our invocation. >> Algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. And at this time I will welcome uh once again and we thank him very much for taking the time out of his busy schedule. We will welcome Father Michael
Rollinsson of St. Juniperosa Catholic Parish of Seaside Park to give us our invocation. Let us pray. Merciful and loving God, at the threshold of this new year, we pray that
you will open doors needing to be opened and close the ones needing to be shut tight. Thank you for all that you have allowed us to experience this past year. the joyful along with the difficult which
have reminded us of our need to trust in you. Forgive our failings for the times we have let worry and fear control our lives for allowing pride and selfishness to keep us from living close to you as
the people of Seaside Park, New Jersey. By relying on your mercy, give us hearts open to compassion and forgiveness as our mayor and burrow council reorganized to collaborate in working for the common good.
In every situation, may we cease judging and seek for the ways our hearts are being stretched. Make us steadfast and courageous for the road ahead. Let your grace flow freely through us in
all our ways so that you will be honored by our lives and others will be drawn to you here in the burrow of Seaside Park. Give us wisdom and discernment to listen to your voice, to understand your will,
to follow the path you have laid for us, and to defend and preserve democracy in our burrow, in Ocean County, in the state of New Jersey and in these United States of America. May our leaders and effect elected
officials reflect your mercy and hope by their generous service to the burrow of Seaside Park, its residents and its guests. May we, the people of Seaside Park at the doorway of this new year, commit ourselves to respect and defend the
dignity of all people in the burrow as we collaborate with our officials in our common work for the common good. Grant us peace in our world, in our nation, in our state, in our burrow, and
in our hearts and homes. As we begin our common journey in 2026, we give praise to your name, oh God, all merciful and all loving, this day and forever. Amen.
>> Amen. The first item on the agenda will be an honor for me and this is the official receipt and reading of the county of ocean official general
election notice from November 4th, 2025. And I have with the seal of the county of Ocean signed by the acting county clerk as well as the chairman of the board of county canvasers. a
certification of the floor going as true, full and correct statement of the results of the election of November 4th, 20125 as same exhibited by the statements produced and laid before the board of county canvasers according to law and
that the same exhibits that number of names in the signature copy registers and register of voters. the whole number of names of the voters in the poll books of the election districts, the name of each person for whom many voter votes were cast, the number of votes cast for each person in each election district,
and the whole number of votes cast thereupon in the several election districts as they appeared by the statements so produced and laid before said board and this certification official statement results of said election and determination of the
November 4th, 2025 election ction for the burrow of Seaside Park. two members of the town council and the board does determine at said election that Gina Condos and Joseph Toes were elected as members of the burough council and uh as
such it is the first item on the agenda here today and it is my uh honor uh to uh conduct the swearing in of those two uh members both of whom We thank very
much along with their families for their willingness to volunteer their time, energy, and expertise to serve our beloved town of Seaside Park. And we're honored to have them. We thank them and we congratulate them, wish them all the
best. And often serving up here is sometimes thankless as we all know that you cannot please everyone. that you have to listen to any and all points of view and sides and reason, determine and make the best decision uh in your heart
based on all the evidence and uh all the work that goes in before a decision is made. And uh I am very confident we have two excellent uh individuals who will serve this town well and both of them
were very fortunate already have. Uh and at this time I will step down from the podium to administer the oath of office and first to newly reelected council member Gina Condos. All right.
[snorts] and to hold the Bible uh for the administration of oaths. We welcome uh Gina's spouse, former mayor, Alex Gondas, who we're honored to have here as well. And certainly if they're uh
willing, we we can welcome Aristo, Constantine, Marina, uh Alex and Gina's children. >> As we indicated, it's always a family affair that >> slideshow. Thank you so much. raise your
right hand >> and say after me. I say your name. >> I Gina Marie Condos >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States
>> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> And that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. and to the governments established in the United States
>> and and to the governments established 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 and justly >> impartially and justly
>> perform all the duties >> perform all the duties >> of the office of member of the Seaside Park Burough Council >> of the office of member of the Seaside Park Burough Council >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability. So help me God.
>> So help me God. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [applause] >> YES, we have to make it official. >> All right. >> Certainly. >> Okay. >> All right. I don't want it to be renegade. [laughter]
>> Oh, okay. picture. >> Take some in case someone [applause] may just want to say anything. Um, I first want to just say thank you as you said before to my family for, you know,
you give up a lot of your personal time when you serve in any office and, you know, they have to give up some of that time that I give here. And I'd like to also thank everybody up here with me because it's definitely a team effort.
Um, we're very blessed actually in the burrow that I think, you know, we all get along well. Not only do we work well together, we're friends and I think that respect, you know, shows when we're up there and we have to make tough decisions. Um, and I'm very confident
and excited about this second term. The first term you learn a lot. Um, second term hopefully we get to do a lot. So, I'm very excited and thank you very much for the opportunity. [applause] And next, it is my honor to welcome our longtime recreation director, someone
who has contributed many hours of volunteer and paid service and otherwise to the town, uh, Joe Toad. Congratulate him as well. and to hold the Bible uh for him are his parents Debbie and Joe
Toad. We welcome them here and thank them for uh raising such a wonderful contributing member of our town and society. A great guy. >> Thank you. >> Thank you so much. >> And if you could raise your right hand,
repeat after me. I >> I Joseph To >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey
>> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and that I will bear true faith >> and I will bear true faith >> and allegiance to the same >> and allegiance to the same >> and to the governments established in the United States >> to the governments established in the United States >> and in 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 and justly >> impartially and justly >> perform all the duties of the office of member of the Seaside Park Burough
Council >> perform all the duties of the office of member of the Seaside Park Burough Council >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability. >> So help me God. >> So help me God. >> Congratulations >> [applause] >> Oh, so handsome.
>> Yeah, John is handsome. Hey >> [laughter] >> Okay, one more. Open. >> Yeah. >> Well, I mean, Gina said uh a lot of of the things that I, you know, would have said as well, but I just want to thank everybody for your support and and, you
know, for putting, you know, your um confidence in me to be up here. I'm I'm really excited. Um, like the mayor said, I've served the burrow for the last 12 years in a variety of capacities and I'm I'm excited for the new chapter. I love this town. I said that a lot during the campaign. So, um, I'm just excited to work hard for the town and continue
doing what I what I can do to help these guys and, uh, you know, make the town the best that we can make it. It's the best town on earth. We all We all love living here. We all love being here. So, I'm excited. Thank you. [applause] Take that seat. [laughter]
[laughter] >> [laughter] [clears throat] >> And next on the agenda, we'll have our clerk call the roll call. >> Council member Condos >> here. >> Council member Connor >> here. >> Council member Craft >> here. >> Council member Rotanda
>> here. >> Council member Toe >> here. >> Council member Wilk >> here. >> Mayor Peterson >> here. >> Thank you. Next, we will entertain a nomination from the council confirming the selection of the 2026
council president. Do we have such a motion? >> I'll make that motion. Second. >> Motion by council member Connor. Second by council member Craft. Roll call. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes.
>> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member Tote. >> Yes. >> Council member Wolf. Yes, >> congratulations. >> Certainly congratulate Council President Wil on HIS [applause] very honored and thankful that he's
willing to serve in that capacity and donate all his expertise in a lot of different fields uh for another year as council president. We're very uh honored and uh very fortunate to have you. Thank you. >> Thank you.
The next on the agenda are the announcement of the mayoral appointments to the planning board. Uh myself as mayor as a class one member for a one-year term expiring December 31st, 2026.
James B, class 2 member, a one-year term also expiring December 31st, 2026. And Marty Wilk Jr., a class three member uh term expiring December 31st, 2026.
The next is a council resolution which would in fact confirm the mayoral appointment to the planning board and that is the class three member uh which uh the name
offered is the council president Wilk. Do we have such a motion confirming that appointment? Commission. Motion by council member Rotunda. >> Second. >> Second by council member Condos. Roll call. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes.
>> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Toe. >> Yes. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Motion P. >> Next is a resolution confirming council member appointment as liaison to the environmental advisory committee. There
is a a proposed resolution uh appointing council member Gina Condos to that post. Do we have such a motion? >> I'll make that motion, mayor. >> Motion by council president Wilk. >> I'll second. >> Second by council member Connor and roll call.
>> Council President Wilk. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member T. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. The next are the need for a council
resolution confirming the mayoral appointments to the environmental advisory committee. And those include Barbara Sylvie for a 2-year term expiring December 31st, 2027. Anne Alzheimer, two-year term, also
expiring December 31st, 2027. Michael Spataphino, two-year term expiring December 31st, 2027. and Sharon Sher Joseph. Two-year term expiring December 31st, 2027. And uh all of those
individuals are currently uh on the environmental advisory committee. Do we have such a motion? >> I'll make that motion. Mayor >> motion by council president Wil. >> Second by council member Condos. Roll call. >> Council president Wil. >> Yes.
>> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. Yes. >> Council member Attenda. >> Yes. >> Council member [clears throat] Toe. >> Yes. >> Motion approve. >> And number 12 are appointments all requiring the burough council
confirmation. Uh their resolutions I would read as a proposed consent agenda and summary as follows. for burrow attorney 2026 the firm sits apple sabarsski special
legal council firm Rustin Mandel Stro home sibriani dasty styer Dasty McGuckan McNichols Anthony Buckley Parker McKay uh the special counsel labor attorney Ross Jean
Mandel home supriani bond Council Dotus Fitzpatrick Cole Giblin auditor Homeman Frenia Allison Burough Engineer TNM Associates Burough Projects Engineers
CME Associates Kyers Engineer and Design Morgan Municipal LLC Morgan Engineering LLC Paulus Zucklowski and Solur LLC Remington Vernick Engineers Suburban Consultant Engineers
Appraisal for tax appeals. Henry J. Mancini Associates Affordable Housing Con uh Council Rostine Mandel Strom Home Sabriani Municipal Public Defender Rump Law Financial Advisor Planners Phoenix
Advisors Arbit Rebate Consultant Hawkins Delfield and Wood LLP. And that is proposed as a consent agenda. Do we have a motion? Make the motion there. >> Motion by council member Craft. >> I'll second it.
>> Second by Council President Wil. >> Roll call. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member Toad. >> Yes. >> Motion approved.
>> Next is a resolution appointing a deputy emergency management coordinator. It's a reappoint of Alan Mance III. a one-year term expiring December 31st, 2026. Compensation $2,500. The same as in uh numerous past years
for 2026. Is there a motion? >> I make motion. >> Motion by council member Craft. >> I'll second. >> Second by council member to roll call. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Toe. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor.
>> Yes. >> Council member. >> Yes. Council President Wolf. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> And next we have two 2026 26 is the emergency management council 27 emergency [clears throat] management
volunteer staff. I'll I'll read as a consent uh two together. Emergency management coordinator uh in place is James Bulg having been appointed previously for a three-year term. the
deputy emergency management coordinator Alan Mance III, the mayor, myself, the council president, the water superintendent, Joshua Fox, the water public works supervisor, Eric Rojahowski, the fire chief Dennis Vincent, tribal first aid squad captain
Marie Rice, the zoning officer, George McFalls, the burrow administrator, Karen Cone, burrow our broadcast media meteorologist representative, Alan Casper and a designation of a designate rather from the O County Department of
Health and the Ocean County Board of Social Services. The 2026 27 emergency management volunteer staff are the emergency management coordinator, Mr. Bo, the emergency deputy emergency management coordinator
Alan Mance III radiological officer Timothy Slickers resource management damage assessment Daniel Fitzgerald the operations communications Jane McIntosh operations Carl Docanti operations
communications Cindy Clea radiological officer John Clea public information officer Andrew Cas Soul operations, Robert W. Matthews, operations, Marty Wil Jr. and Council Member Bill Craft. Do we have a a motion confirming the two
resolutions? >> I'll make the motion. >> Motion by Council Member Connor. >> Second. >> Second by Council Member Rotundo. Roll call. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes.
>> Council member to >> Yes. Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> And next are uh resolutions I would uh read as a proposed consent agenda. The
20 26 burough committees. It's number 28. Establishing the burough council committees, the uh chair of the various committees as well as the membership thereupon. 29 is establishing the bureau's official
meeting dates for the 2026 calendar year. Number 30, designating official newspapers of the municipality for publication. 31. Adopting a temporary operating budget according to state statute.
32. Adopting a cash management plan. 33. Fixing tax interest, establishing a 10-day grace period for tax payments. 34. Establishing petty cash funds for various municipal offices. 35. Adopting
clean certification policy for 2026. 36. Designating Ocean County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund Commissioner. 37. Designating Ocean County Community Development Block Grant CDBG Committee
representative. 38. Designating Tax Search Officer. 39. Designating Tax Assessor as the tax appeal agent. 40. Designating affirmative action public agency compliance officer. 41. Designating assessment search officer.
42. Designating police matrons. 43. Authorizing a salary increase for the tax assessor. 44 authorizing salary increase the municipal clerk 45 salary increase marina supervisor
all three are 2.9% subject in certain cases to further collective bargaining uh as may be agreed in negotiations 46 authorizing the purchase of goods and services in accordance with the provisions of NGSA 4A1 1112 concerning
contracts entered into on behalf of the state of New Jersey by the division of purchase and property of the Department of Treasury. 47. Appointing municipal alliance committee members for the year 2026. 48. Authorizing the execution of a professional service agreement with
Frank Ponucci of Pasha Consulting LLC for the provision of consulting services. 49. Rejecting all proposals for conflict public defender. 50. Establishing the maximum number of 4x4 permits. 51. authorizing a shared
services agreement with Berkeley Township and the Seaside Park Volunteer Fire Company number one for fire prevention services. 52. Authorizing a shared services agreement with Berkeley Township for the provision of animal control services. 53. Establishing
change funds for the year 2026. Any questions or comments from any council member on any of the proposed resolutions? I just want to make quick comment, two things on the um 42 designated police matrons. During our caucus session, we
talked about that that we're now actually a burrow that has female officers. Um so these are as needed if those officers are not available and I think that's something we should feel really good about. Um the other one I just wanted to comment is the increase for municipal click. I know you
mentioned it in court. Jenna had to say yes. That was her increase. But I would just like to commend Jenna and all the hard work that she does. I don't know how we would do it without you. So, thank you very much for all the things that you do, the things that you're supposed to do and even the things that are probably not your job that you do
anyway. So, thank you very much. >> I think we're all second. It's well said. [clears throat] >> Swiss Army knife. >> Yeah, Miss Army knife. Yeah. >> Any other questions, comments from council members? Uh hearing none. Is uh there a motion as
a consent agenda for the resolutions? >> I make the motion. >> Motion by council member Craft. >> I'll second it. >> Second by Council President Wil. Roll call. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes.
>> Council member Okendo. >> Yes. >> Council member Toe. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. And that concludes the written agenda for reorganization plus [clears throat] the few items of business also at the end of the resolutions. Anything else
from any council member at this time? Any [clears throat] comments or anything? If not hearing none, I'll go into the audience if there are any public comments. If anyone has them, if they could give their name and address to the record.
Seeing none, I would close the public portion and uh obviously we all uh join in uh welcoming everyone here. Welcoming and thanking our two elected council members and thanking them for their willingness to serve and to volunteer
with the others and thanking everyone for coming out on a pretty cold northwest wind evening here in the holiday season. And we wish everyone a very happy new year and certainly everyone's welcome to Breakb uh moments
after the meeting as we all join together as a community as we should and we uh thank uh Father Michael for his uh heartfelt words earlier and uh and that will be uh duplicated momentarily again.
Thank everyone and happy new year to all. beginning of our 250th. >> Yes, this is an exciting year. A whole another uh fund that I know we I seeing in the audience and up on the governing body working together with the Seaside
Park Historical Society as well as state representatives and the county historical society. This is a year in which our country uh will be celebrating its 250th anniversary. And [clears throat] obviously uh first and foremost among
the uh very freedoms that uh gave birth and were the impetus [clears throat] for our uh country's uh birth were the freedom of religion, the freedom of assembly to come together in a public forum such as this and say your peace of
mind about whatever issue might be uh in front of you and having the right of public assembly. Uh so certainly all of those freedoms uh are first and foremost and will be throughout our mind throughout this very special year of
2026. So council member condos condos well said. I mean everyone is willing to volunteer. We would welcome suggestions. I know we're uh planning a whole number of different events and things to to commemorate and celebrate the revolution
throughout this year. So that would be uh and it's kind of uh understated the actual uh heritage that Ocean County it has in our very coast right here. There were many they didn't rise to the level of battles, but they were called
skirmishes literally off of Seaside Park and nearby Seaside Heights Beach at uh Cranberry Inlet, for example. And those skirmishes uh some of the most renowned national historians have pointed out
that they gave uh a lot of camaraderie, a lot of spirit and goodwill to George Washington and his troops who were at that time in history uh close to giving up is that for one of a better term and and those were right off of Ocean
County. So it's not often in the public eye the significance of some of those skirmishes and they misled some of the uh British ships and also interrupted their supply lines of the British. Uh so there's a lot a big role that Ocean County itself played in the revolution
as did of course the state of New Jersey. So happy new year to all and I would welcome once again and thank him very much for taking time from his busy schedule. Father Michael of St. Juniper
Catholic Parish here in Seaside Park and I welcome him for our benediction. >> Let us pray. Gracious and kind God, we give you thanks and praise for all that you have given us in this past year. We ask you to continue to bless our
burrow and its leaders. We ask you to bless and protect our members of law enforcement and their families as well as our firefighters and first responders and their families. We ask you to instill in us a spirit of
generosity and of collaboration as we work together for the common good here in the burrow and in the county. To your name we give praise tonight forever and ever. Amen. >> Amen. >> Thank you. >> And last on the agenda, I would
entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion. >> Motion by council member Condos. Second by council member Connor. Roll call. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Otenda. >> Yes.
>> Council member to >> Yes. >> Council President Wolf. >> Yes. >> Motion approve. Thank you. And thanks again for everyone for coming out this evening. >> Thank you. [applause]