The Middletown Township Committee will hold its annual reorganization meeting at 10:00 AM Sunday, January 5 in the Courtroom at Town Hall, 1 Kings Highway.
Mayor Tony Perry will be sworn in and will take his Oath of Office to serve another three-year term as a member of the Township Committee. That will be followed by selection of the 2025 mayor and deputy mayor. Under the Township’s form of government, the Township Committee designates two members to serve as mayor and deputy mayor for a one-year term.
Current Mayor Perry and Deputy Mayor Rick Hibell are expected to be selected by the Township Committee to serve as mayor and deputy mayor again for 2025. This will be Perry’s seventh consecutive year as mayor — the longest serving mayor in over 75 years — and Hibell’s fifth consecutive year as deputy mayor. No other mayor and deputy mayor have served together this long in the Township’s history.
The Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services officers will be sworn in at this meeting. Additionally, volunteers appointed to various Township boards, committees, and commissions will be announced. Each group focuses on different aspects of the community and works to enhance Middletown’s quality of life. Residents are appointed to these positions by the Township Committee.
The meeting will be held in person, but community members can also watch it virtually by clicking this event link. On visiting the link scroll to the information for the meeting. Once the meeting begins, the event will say “LIVE” and a camera icon will appear. A click on the camera icon will stream the meeting.
After the meeting ends, a recording will be available. The meeting will be aired on the Township’s TV channel (Verizon FiOS Channel 26/Comcast Cable Channel 20) and YouTube channel.
For more information regarding the meeting, call the Township Clerk’s Office at (732) 615-2014.