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Ventnor City Commission unanimously adopts reappointments, housekeeping resolutions and notes $960,000 Dorset Avenue grant
Summary
At the Jan. 8 reorganizational meeting, the Ventnor City Commission approved routine reappointments and 43 consent resolutions, confirmed an ordinance introduction and recognized a $960,000 state DOT grant for Dorset Avenue streetscape improvements.
The Ventnor City Commission on Jan. 8 approved a slate of reappointments and professional service contracts and adopted resolutions 2026‑001 through 2026‑043 by consent.
The consent items reappointed the city solicitor and labor counsel (Blaney Weinberg Curcio), continued the city auditor (Ford Scott and Associates), named bond counsel and municipal finance advisors, and covered recurring operational services (insurance, medical surveillance for firefighters and police and drug testing vendors). The roll‑call votes to adopt the consent resolutions and to introduce ordinance 2026‑0001 were unanimous among the three commissioners present.
Mayor Creable highlighted staff and contracted teams credited with securing capital grants and strengthening the city’s fiscal position, praising the municipal advisors and project leads. The meeting also noted a competitive $960,000 grant the city won for streetscape and ADA improvements on the Dorset Avenue corridor; the mayor said Atlantic County will partner on bridge and aesthetic improvements.
The commission approved bills and payroll by roll call; the meeting transcript contains the amounts read aloud but the numeric formatting in the audio transcript is garbled and should be confirmed in the official meeting packet for precise accounting.
Other procedural actions during the reorganizational meeting included designation of the city’s pool of engineers (Palestine Associates among those named), annual adoption of the cash‑management plan, designation of bank depositories, and authorization of public‑employee bonds and the temporary 2026 budget.
The meeting moved on to a public comment period focused on parking and traffic near the Troy Avenue development. No executive session was held and the commission adjourned following unanimous roll‑call votes.
