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    • Government
      • 2025 Meeting Schedule
      • Contact Us
      • Council Agendas
      • Council Minutes
      • Mayor and Council
      • Ordinances
      • Public Notices
      • Tax Assessor
    • Departments
      • Beach/Recreation
      • Borough Clerk
      • Construction/Code/Zoning
      • Emergency Management
      • Fire Department
      • Finance Department
      • Municipal Court
      • Public Works
      • Tax / Water / Sewer
      • Vacant Property Registry
    • Residents / Visitors
      • Borough Calendar
      • COVID-19
      • Upcoming Event Schedule
      • Annual Water Report
      • 2025 Trash & Recycling
      • Municipal Update Letter
    • Career Opportunities
    • Ocean Gate Day
    • Stormwater
  • Home
  • Government
    • 2025 Meeting Schedule
    • Contact Us
    • Council Agendas
    • Council Minutes
    • Mayor and Council
    • Ordinances
    • Public Notices
    • Tax Assessor
  • Departments
    • Beach/Recreation
    • Borough Clerk
    • Construction/Code/Zoning
    • Emergency Management
    • Fire Department
    • Finance Department
    • Municipal Court
    • Public Works
    • Tax / Water / Sewer
    • Vacant Property Registry
  • Residents / Visitors
    • Borough Calendar
    • COVID-19
    • Upcoming Event Schedule
    • Annual Water Report
    • 2025 Trash & Recycling
    • Municipal Update Letter
  • Career Opportunities
  • Ocean Gate Day
  • Stormwater

Mayor and Council

Robert Curtin

Mayor

Chairperson: Personnel & Negotiations Committee

ogmayor11@oceangatenjgov.com

Contact

Joella Nicastro

Councilwoman

Chairperson: Municipal Building and Assets

Committee Member: Recreation/ Health, Welfare & Environment

jnicastro@oceangatenjgov.com

Mark Haug

Councilman

Chairperson: Recreation

Committee Member:  Health, Welfare & Environment , Public Utilities

mhaug@oceangatenjgov.com

James Fry

Councilman

Chairperson: Finance

Committee Member: Public Utilities / Municipal Buildings / Legislative

jfry@oceangatenjgov.com

James McGrath

Councilman

Chairperson: Public Safety

Committee Member: Finance & Communications / Public Utility

jmcgrath@oceangatenjgov.com

Richard Zieser

Councilman

Chairperson: Health, Welfare & Environment

Committee Member: Public Safety / Recreation

rzieser@oceangatenjgov.com

Russell Ernst

Councilman

Chairperson: Public Utility

Committee Member: Public Safety / Finance & Communications

rernst@oceangatenjgov.com

 

Governing Body

Voters elect a Mayor and six Council Members at large. The Mayor has a four-year term, while Council has staggered three-year terms. Ocean Gate Borough holds partisan elections. Reorganization of the Governing Body occurs in the first week of January.


Mayor

The Mayor is the head of our municipal government. The Mayor sees that state laws and borough ordinances are faithfully executed and presides over Council. The Mayor only votes in the event of a tie, and has the authority to veto legislation, which is then subject to override by ⅔ majority of Council. The Mayor appoints Officers of the Government with Council approval.


Council

The Ocean Gate Borough Council is the legislative body of the municipality. Council has the ability to override a Mayoral veto by ⅔ majority of all members. The Council also confirms appointments made by the Mayor. The Council gains appointment power upon failure to confirm the Mayor’s appointee or after an office has been vacant for 30 days. The Council holds all executive responsibility that is not specifically placed in the office of the Mayor.


Administration

The Mayor is the head of municipal government and sees that states laws and Borough ordinances are faithfully executed. The Borough Council has all executive responsibility not placed in office of mayor. Council may delegate, by ordinance, all or a portion of executive responsibility to an administrator as well as adopt an administrative code.

Borough of Ocean Gate

801 Ocean Gate Avenue, Ocean Gate, New Jersey 08740, United States

(732)-269-3166

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