Tony Heil was sworn in as mayor during Bridgeport Borough’s January biennial reorganization meeting and temporarily assumed the council president’s chair until leadership roles were formally chosen. Judge Lewis Murphy administered the oaths to the mayor and multiple council members, who repeated the standard oath to support and defend the constitutions of the United States and the commonwealth.

"I wanna say thank you to the people of Bridgeport," Heil said, thanking his family and the outgoing mayor, Beth Chexier, and urging the new council to serve the community during difficult times. "You make Bridgeport a welcoming community where people want to live," he added.

After the oath ceremony, council members nominated and elected the chamber’s leadership. The council elected (as transcribed) a candidate nominated as "Saba as I had" to serve as council president. Diane Kundram was nominated, seconded and approved as vice president. The council also chose Megan Nolan as president pro tempore.

The council moved through a series of routine resolutions to reappoint officials and retain professional services for 2026–2027. Motions were made, seconded where recorded, and each resolution was approved by voice vote. Key approvals included:

Votes at a glance

• Resolution 2026-01 — Reappoint Kate Coder as vacancy board chairperson: approved.
• Resolution 2026-02 — Reappoint Oscar Gamble to a six-year term on the Civil Service Commission (term ending December 2031): approved.
• Resolution 2026-03 — Reappoint borough solicitor (name transcribed in record as "Bell Veil mcgrarian") for 2026–2027: approved (name as transcribed).
• Resolution 2026-04 — Renew borough manager employment agreement for 2026–2027: approved.
• Resolution 2026-05 — Appoint Gannett Fleming as borough engineer and wastewater treatment engineer for 2026–2027: approved.
• Resolution 2026-06 — Appoint Noah Marlier, Esq., of Hamburg, Reuben, Mullen, Maxwell & Lupin, P.C., as zoning hearing board solicitor for 2026–2027: approved.
• Resolution 2026-07 — Reappoint a law firm recorded as 'Cohen run-in' as civil service commission solicitor for 2026–2027: approved (name as transcribed).
• Resolution 2026-08 — Reappoint CliftonLarsonAllen LLP as borough auditor for 2026–2027: approved.
• Resolution 2026-09 — Reappoint the borough’s corporate and pension account bank (name transcribed as 'was fuss' in the record) for 2026–2027: approved (name as transcribed).
• Resolution 2026-10 — Reappoint JPMorgan Chase & Company as bond payment agent for 2026–2027: approved.
• Resolution 2026-11 — Reappoint Tom Josiah Consulting LLC as a financial consultant for 2026–2027: approved.
• Resolution 2026-12 — Reappoint Gerard Pension Services LLC as pension advisers for 2026–2027: approved.

Most motions were handled on the consent-like floor with brief calls for motions and general voice votes; no roll-call tallies, recorded nay votes or abstentions were included in the transcript. When names or firm spellings were unclear in the record, this article preserves the transcript wording and flags those entries as transcribed as spoken rather than corrected.

The council asked whether anyone wished to reopen the budgets; no item was brought forward, and a motion to adjourn carried at about 7:30 p.m. The mayor closed with acknowledgements to community groups and families in attendance.