Egg Harbor Township committee completes reorganization, approves appointments and introduces five ordinances

Egg Harbor Township Committee members on Monday completed their annual reorganization and approved a series of routine appointments, personnel actions and first-reading ordinances as the body set its calendar for 2025.

The committee appointed Laura Frommer as mayor and Ray Ellis as deputy mayor, swore in several elected and volunteer officials, and approved hiring actions for police and fire personnel. The committee also introduced five ordinances related to the municipal budget and employee salary schedules and approved a consent calendar that included routine resolutions and the December payroll.

The mayoral appointment was approved after a nomination and second and followed by an oath of office for Frommer. The committee then conducted roll call and a series of recorded votes on personnel and volunteer appointments. Resolution 3, appointing two new police officers, passed on a roll call in which Joseph Cafaro, Ray Ellis, Paul Hudson, William Pauls and Laura Frommer voted yes. The committee also approved multiple volunteer fire company leadership appointments and other board assignments…