The Borough of White Oak held its reorganization meeting and swearing-in ceremony, where District Magistrate Thomas Miller administered oaths for newly elected officials and council reorganized its leadership and administrative appointments.

The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and the introduction of District Magistrate Thomas Miller to administer oaths for Mayor Anna J. Martin and newly elected council members Janice M. Kortz, Lori L. Sharter, Amy R. Soteriannis and Bridal Dinfeld; tax collector Lisa Pitchford was recorded as already sworn. After nominations and roll-call voting, Laurie Sheridan was declared elected president of council. A candidate identified in the transcript by various surname spellings was elected vice president; the transcript records multiple variants of that candidate’s last name and the clerk announced the successful candidate as “George.” Amanda DePolis was selected as president pro tempore.

Council approved a series of administrative appointments by voice vote: John Palio was appointed borough secretary, borough treasurer and the borough’s right-to-know request officer. Chief Jason Bridal was named the right-to-know officer for the police department. The council also approved the appointment of Penn E and R Inc (recorded name in the transcript) as borough engineer and Tucker and Orangeburg (recorded name in the transcript) as borough solicitor. All these motions were moved, seconded and passed on voice votes as recorded in the meeting.

Council moved and carried a motion to table appointments to several boards and commissions — including the vacancy board; White Oak EMS; Steel Rivers; COG; White Oak Athletic Association; the Library Board; ALAM; and the Tricog Land Bank — until the next meeting. The council also tabled presentation of council committee appointments until the next meeting.

The body established a schedule for regular workshops and council meetings, noting workshop times on the second and third Mondays of each month at 6:45 p.m. and listing upcoming public meeting dates recorded in the minutes (01/12/2026 and 01/19/2026). The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn carried.

Votes at a glance:
- Election of council president: Laurie Sheridan elected following roll-call voting (transcript reports a 4–3-style tally; transcript wording varies). (SEG 070–SEG 099)
- Election of vice president: candidate recorded as “George” elected (transcript contains inconsistent surname spellings). (SEG 100–SEG 126)
- President pro tempore: Amanda DePolis selected. (SEG 127–SEG 160)
- Appointments approved by voice vote: John Palio (secretary; treasurer; borough RTK officer); Chief Jason Bridal (police RTK officer); Penn E and R Inc (borough engineer); Tucker and Orangeburg (borough solicitor). (SEG 164–SEG 235)
- Board and commission appointments: tabled until next meeting (vacancy board; White Oak EMS; Steel Rivers; COG; White Oak Athletic Association; Library Board; ALAM; Tricog Land Bank). (SEG 236–SEG 249)

The article relies on the meeting transcript posted by the Borough of White Oak. Several proper names and surnames appear with inconsistent spellings in the transcript; where the record is inconsistent this article uses the spelling that first appears in the transcript or otherwise notes the inconsistency (for example, the vice president’s surname is recorded differently in multiple segments and is therefore reported here by the given first name as recorded). The next procedural steps recorded in the meeting are the deferred appointments and the scheduled workshops and council meeting dates.