District #1

Ocean View/South Seaville Station 17

Responsibilities

  • The Commissioners shall establish an annual budget in accordance to the state statutes overseen by the Division of Local Government Services in the NJ Department of Community Affairs.
  • The Commissioners shall establish accounting processes and controls that permit oversight and control of all expenditures paid for by public funds.
  • The Commissioners shall hold monthly Open Public Meetings to review and approve legitimate, budgeted expenditures, backed up by proper receipts.
  • The Commissioners shall consider, where appropriate, those steps necessary to deal with unexpected or emergency expenditures.
  • The Commissioners shall provide an open, public forum for the residents and taxpayers of the Fire District; and, do everything in their power to remedy public complaints.

Bookkeeper & Financial Advisor

Joseph Willshire
Halbe Lane,
C.M.C.H., N.J. 08210
(609) 861-5644

Solicitor

Jon D. Batastini, Esq.
Loveland Garrett & Batastini
801 Asbury Ave., Suite 412
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-0035

Auditor

Ford – Scott & Associates, LLC
1535 Haven Ave.
Ocean City, N.J. 08226
(609) 399-6333

Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting Schedule

When: 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Ocean View Volunteer Fire Dept, 489 Main St, South Seaville, NJ.
Formal action may be taken at any scheduled meeting.

  • January 15, 2025 – regular business meeting
  • February 15, 2025 – annual elections (not a scheduled meeting)
    Time – 2:00pm to 9:00pm / Place – Ocean View Fire Hall
  • February 19, 2025 – regular business meeting
  • March 19, 2025 – election of officers for 2025 & regular business meeting
  • April 16, 2025 – regular business meeting
  • May 21, 2025 – regular business meeting
  • June 18, 2025 – regular business meeting
  • July 16, 2025 – regular business meeting
  • August 20 2025 – regular business meeting
  • September 17, 2025 – regular business meeting
  • October 15, 2025 – regular business meeting & f/y 2026 budget workshop
  • November 19, 2025 – regular business meeting & f/y 2026 budget approval
  • December 17, 2025 – public hearing of f/y 2026 budget & final adoption of f/y 2026 budget & regular business meeting
  • January 21, 2026 – regular business meeting
Please note the majority of the documents contained on this page are PDFs and may not be readable by Screen Readers as many been scanned in, for example, to display legal signatures. Any resident using a Screen Reader may contact the office to inquire about receiving readable, non-scanned copies.