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.

Vendors paid over $17,500

A list of attorneys, advisors, consultants and any person, firm, Business, partnership, corporation or other organization which received any remuneration of $17,500 or more during the preceding fiscal year for any reason whatsoever rendered to the Fire District, but shall not include volunteers receiving benefits under a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP).

  • Ocean View Volunteer Fire Company
  • Fire & Safety Services LTD

Accountant / Bookkeeper & Financial Advisor

Cheryl Sayers CPA PC
PO Box 1193
Marmora, NJ 08223
Phone: (609) 390 - 0600

Solicitor

Jon D. Batastini, Esq.
Garrett & Batastini
3318A Simpson Ave
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 390-0035

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 21, 2026 - regular business meeting
  • February 18, 2026 - regular business meeting
  • February 21, 2026 - annual elections (not a scheduled meeting)
    Time – 2:00pm to 9:00pm / Place – Ocean View Fire Hall
  • March 18, 2026 - election of officers for 2026 & regular business meeting
  • April 15, 2026 - regular business meeting
  • May 20, 2026 - regular business meeting
  • June 17, 2026 - regular business meeting
  • July 15, 2026 - regular business meeting
  • August 19, 2026 - regular business meeting
  • September 16, 2026 - regular business meeting
  • October 21, 2026 - regular business meeting & f/y 2027 budget workshop
  • November 18, 2026 - regular business meeting & f/y 2027 budget approval
  • December 16, 2026 - public hearing of f/y 2027 budget & final adoption of f/y 2027 budget & regular business meeting
  • January 20, 2027 - 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.

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