CITY DEPARTMENTS

Meeting Dates & Times

• City Council- 7:00 PM 2nd & 4th Thursdays
• Planning Board - 7:15 PM 3rd Tuesday
• Zoning Board - 7:00 PM 4th Tuesday
• Industrial Commission - 5:30 PM 2nd Tuesday
• Municipal Court - 1:00 PM 1st & 3rd Wednesday

City Clerk
Phone (609) 965-0081
Lillian Debow, the City Clerk is the keeper of official records in EHC. She has been keeping vital statistics such as marriage licenses, birth certificates, and unfortunately death certificates in EHC for 25 years. She is a longtime municipal clerk with certifications from Association of Registrars & Clerks. The clerk has recently linked the community news public access television channel with the local schools. Lillian is also on the cemetery board and is taking orders that reserve entombment space for the new mausoleum that is under construction.

Meg Steeb assists the City Clerk and is the Industrial Commission secretary.

Chief Financial Officer
Phone (609) 965-4683
Jodi Kahn became the City’s Chief Financial Officer in April of 2008.  Jodi is a Certified Municipal Finance Officer and she also holds a Certified Public Accountant license.”

Tax Assessor’s Office
609-965-4747
William M. Johnson, Tax Assessor
William M. Johnson was hired on 7/24/08 as Tax Assessor for the City of Egg Harbor replacing Greg Busa. William has many years of experience in the field. Office hours are Thursday evenings from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm and Saturdays from 8:00 am until 12 noon.

Tax & Utility Collections
Phone (609) 965-0123
Beverly Totten and Bridget Hayes collect taxes, water, and sewer. They also take care of recreation revenue. Beverly is a certified tax collector. The tax office is open Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm.

Egg Harbor City Police Department                             
609-965-2901
John McColgan, Police Chief
Captain John McColgan was promoted to Chief of Police for the City of Egg Harbor on January 1, 2008. John started with the City of Egg Harbor's Police Department on February 5, 1990 as a patrolman.

Highway Department
609-965-4719
Ramon Meijas, Superintendent
City maintenance; highway and road work.

Planning, Zoning and Building Departments
609-965-1616
Tim Michel, City Planner
Alex Nardone, Code Enforcement Officer
Frank DeClementi, Code Enforcement Officer & Zoning Officer
Wayne Gibson, Construction Official
Donna Heffley, Secretary
Zoning enforcement and land use planning; rental inspections; development review and building inspections.
CLICK HERE for the Planning Board Meeting Schedule
CLICK HERE for the Zoning Board Meeting Schedule

Volunteer Fire Department
(609) 965-0094
Chief Russ Fenton
Asst. Chief Walter “Butch” Kienzle III

The Egg Harbor City Fire Department was established in 1880, as two separate companies. In 1919 a new firehouse was built in the 100 block of Philadelphia Ave. and the two companies merged to form the Egg Harbor City Fire Department.

Today the EHC Fire Department is housed at 631 Philadelphia Ave. consisting of a Chief, Asst. Chief, 4 Squad Captains, 1 Safety Officer and 4 Fire Wardens. The Department has a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Asst. Secretary Treasurer.

Egg Harbor City has a 75’ Ladder Truck, 3 Pumpers, a Utility Truck and a Chief’s car.

Fire Safety Department
609-965-0020
Alex Nardone, Fire Official     
Fire prevention education; building fire code inspections.

Volunteer Ambulance Service
(609) 965-1200
Chief Barbara Adams
The City is serviced by the Egg Harbor City Volunteer Police Ambulance Squad. The Squad consists of a Chief, Captain, and 2 Lieutenants.

Municipal Court
Phone (609) 965-0700
Judge William Cappuccio
Crystal Czerwinski, Court Clerk

Court sessions are every other Wednesday between 12:30pm & 6:00pm

Public Works
(609) 965-4719
Trash Schedule The ACUA picks up normal household waste.

Recycling products- glass, plastic, or papers wood are removed bi-weekly by the county ACUA.

Water & Sewer Utility
(609) 965-0140
Jerry Gleason – Utility Superintendent
The City has consistently provided water service for over a hundred years. Citizens pumped to Sewer Treatment plant in town until 1990’s. The city agreed to join the Atlantic County Utility Authority in 1985 and hooked up in 1991.