County Directory

The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders

County Administrator - Alan W. Avery, Jr.
Clerk of the Board - Daniel J. Hennessy
Department of Planning - David McKeon, Director
Department of Management & Budget - Joseph J. Harding, Director
Department of Finance - Julie N. Tarrant, Comptroller/CFO
Department of Employee Relations - Keith J. Goetting, Director

Ocean County Government mailing address unless otherwise indicated:
P.O. Box 2191, Toms River, N.J. 08754-2191

Central Switchboard (732) 244-2121

Using direct lines and extension numbers will speed calls.
See County Agencies section for telephone numbers.

Toll Free Number for Southern & Western Ocean County
1 (800) 722-0291

Central Telefax (for official County business only)
(732) 506-5000

Hearing Impaired (TDD) (732) 506-5062


Complete List of Elected County Officials.

County Direct Line Telephone Numbers.....
   - A -
       Adjusters Office                  (732) 929-2084
       Administrators Office             (732) 929-2147
       Aging, Office on the              (732) 929-2091
       Agricultural Dev. Board           (732) 929-2054
       Agriculture, Board of             (732) 349-1247
       Airpark, Robert J. Miller         (732) 240-3520
          Airpark, Fixed Base Operator
          GPI Aviation                   (732) 341-2200
       Alcoholism & Drug Abuse  
          Local Advisory Committee       (732) 341-3374
          Americans with Disabilities   
          Act Compliance Committee       (732) 341-5374
       Auditor                           (732) 914-0004

   - B -
       Bridge Department                 (732) 349-2480
       Buildings & Grounds               (732) 929-2039
          Maintenance Buildings          (732) 929-2178

   - C -
       Clerk of the Board of
          Freeholders                    (732) 929-2005
       Community Development 
       Block Grants                      (732) 929-2054
       Construction Inspection           (732) 929-4730 
          Electrical                     (732) 929-4730
          Building, Plumbing, Fire       (732) 929-2170
       Consumer Affairs                  (732) 929-2105
       Counsel, County                   (732) 349-4800
       County Clerk Carl Block           (732) 929-2018
          ID Cards/Receptionist          (732) 929-2018
          Election Division Services     (732) 929-2153
          Passport Division              (732) 929-2032
          Notary Public                  (732) 929-2032
          Recording Division             (732) 929-2110
          Business Trade Names           (732) 506-5198
          Document Reception             (732) 929-2110
          Public Records Access Area     (732) 929-2053
          Northern Resource Center       (732) 370-8850
          Southern Resource Center       (609) 597-1500
       County College                    (732) 255-0400
       County Employees Federal
          Credit Union                   (732) 341-4004
       Courts, Assignment Judge
          Hon. Eugene D. Serpentelli     (732) 929-2176
       Judges of the Superior Court
          Hon. Frank A. Buczynski, Jr.   (732) 929-4789
          Hon. Donald F. Campbell        (732) 929-2179
          Hon. James N. Citta            (732) 506-5012
          Hon. James D. Clyne            (732) 929-4702
          Hon. James P. Courtney, Jr.    (732) 929-4782
          Hon. Wendel E. Daniels         (732) 929-2171
          Hon. Marlene Lynch Ford        (732) 506-5084
          Hon. Joseph L. Foster          (732) 929-4706
          Hon. Sheldon R. Franklin       (732) 506-5024
          Hon. Peter J. Giovine          (732) 929-2172
          Hon. Vincent J. Grasso         (732) 929-4792
          Hon. Ronald E. Hoffman         (732) 288-7820
          Hon. Thomas E. O'Brien         (732) 506-5199
          Hon. Edward M. Oles            (732) 506-5015
          Hon. Darlene Pereksta          (732) 288-7822
          Hon. John A. Peterson, Jr.     (732) 929-2192
          Hon. Francis P. Piscal         (732) 506-5097
          Hon. Alan Pogarsky             (732) 288-7834
          Hon. Edward J. Turnbach        (732) 929-2177
          Hon. Barbara A. Villano        (732) 929-2173
       Court Administrator               (732) 929-2042
       Court Administration
          Clerk, Grand Jury              (732) 506-5060
          Court Reporters                (732) 929-2040
          Courtroom Services             (732) 929-4717
          Jury Services                  (732) 506-5060
          Transcripts/Law Library        (732) 506-5026
          Volunteers                     (732) 288-7265
       Civil Division
          Manager                        (732) 929-2042
          Arbitration                    (732) 929-4701
          Case Management                (732) 929-2111
          Direct Filing                  (732) 929-2035
          General Equity                 (732) 929-4775
          Special Civil                  (732) 929-2016
       Criminal Division
          Manager                        (732) 929-2042
          Bail                           (732) 929-4719
          Case Management                (732) 929-4780
          Case Scheduling                (732) 929-2197
          Records & Appeals              (732) 929-2009
       Family Division
          Manager                        (732) 929-2042
          Child Placement Review Board   (732) 929-2072
          Dispute Resolution             (732) 929-2072
          Dissolution (Matrimonial)
          Scheduling                     (732) 929-2033
          Domestic Violence Complaint    (732) 929-2019
       Domestic Violence Crisis
          Intervention                   (732) 244-5353
          Family Crisis Intervention     (732) 506-5100
          Family Intake                  (732) 929-2072
          Juvenile Scheduling            (732) 929-4752
          Matrimonial Early
          Settlement Panel               (732) 506-5086 
          Non-Dissolution Scheduling     (732) 929-2037 
          Supervised Visitation          (732) 244-5353
          URESA                          (732) 929-2160
          Municipal Division
          Manager                        (732) 929-2042
       Probation Division
          Manager                        (732) 929-2042
          Adult Supervision              (732) 929-2067
          Child Support Enforcement      (732) 929-2062
          Community Service              (732) 929-2067
          Juvenile Supervision           (732) 929-2071
       Cultural & Heritage Commission    (732) 929-4779
    
   - D -
       Data Processing Department        (732) 929-2157
       Disabled, Office for the TTD      (732) 506-5062
    
   - E -
       Election Board                    (732) 929-2167
       Emergency Services Division       (732) 341-3451
          Southern Ocean County          (609) 693-4908
       Employee Relations Department     (732) 929-2128
       Energy Council County             (732) 929-2105
       Engineering Department            (732) 929-2130
       Environmental Agency, County      (732) 505-3671
       Exploited & Missing Children's
          Advisory Commission            (732) 929-2189
       Extension Service                 (732) 349-1247

   - F -
       Fair Committee                    (732) 349-1420
       Fair Housing Assistance           (732) 929-2054
       Film Advisory Committee           (732) 341-1000
       Finance Department                (732) 929-2127
       Fishing Advisory Committee        (732) 929-2054
       Fitness Advisory Council          (732) 269-1640
       Freeholders, Board of Chosen
         Gerry P. Little, Director       (732) 929-2001
         John C. Bartlett, Jr.,
                   Deputy Director       (732) 929-2116
         John P. Kelly                   (732) 929-2003  
         James F. Lacey                  (732) 929-2004
         Joseph H. Vicari                (732) 929-2002
    
   - G -
       Golf Courses
          Atlantis County Golf Course    (609) 296-2444
          Forge Pond County Golf Course  (732) 920-8899
    
   - H -
       Handicapped Commission TDD        (732) 506-5062
       Health Department                 (732) 341-9700
       Historian, County                 (732) 929-4779
       Human Services Department         (732) 341-5374
       Human Services Advisory
          Council                        (732) 341-5374
    
   - I -
       Insurance & Risk Management       (732) 929-2109
    
   - J -
       Jail, County/Corrections Dept.    (732) 929-2043
       Jury Management Office            (732) 506-5060
       Juvenile Services Department      (732) 341-1365
          Children's Shelter             (732) 286-6763

   - L -
       Library, County                   (732) 349-6200
    
   - M -
       Management & Budget Dept.         (732) 929-2099
       Medical Examiner, County          (732) 341-3424
       Mental Health Board               (732) 341-5374
       Mosquito Extermination
          Commission                     (609) 698-8271

   - P - 
       Parks & Recreation Department
          Administrative Offices         (732) 506-9090
          Atlantis Golf Course           (609) 296-2444
          Cattus island County Park      (732) 270-6960
          Forge Pond Golf Course         (732) 920-8899
          Tip Seaman County Park         (609) 296-4610
          Wells Mills County Park        (609) 971-3085
       Planning Department               (732) 929-2054
       Police Academy                    (732) 363-8710
       Printing & Graphic Arts Dept.     (732) 929-4751
       Private Industry Council, Inc.    (732) 240-5995
       Prosecutor's Office               (732) 929-2027
       Public Affairs Department         (732) 929-2138
       Public Information Division       (732) 929-2089
       Public Transportation, Board of   (732) 929-2054
       Purchasing Department             (732) 929-2101
    
   - R -
       Road Department                   (732) 929-2133
    
   - S -
       Security Department               (732) 929-4712
       Senior Citizen & Disabled
          Transportation Advisory
          Committee                      (732) 929-2082
       Shade Tree Commission             (732) 929-2130
       Sheriff William L. Polhemus       (732) 929-2044
       Social Services, O.C. Board of    (732) 349-1500
       Soil Conservation District        (609) 971-7002
       Solid Waste Management Dept       (732) 506-5047
          Northern Recycling Center      (732) 367-0802
          Southern Recycling Center      (609) 978-0913
       Status of Women
          Advisory Commission            (732) 929-2136
       Superintendent of Schools         (732) 929-2078
       Surrogate Jeffrey W. Moran        (732) 929-2011
          Minor's Accts/Bookkeeping      (732) 506-5126
          Courts-Section                 (732) 929-2120
    
   - T -
       Taxation! Board of.               (732) 929-2008
       Tire Recycling Center
          Robert J. Miller Airpark       (732) 244-2231
       Tourism Advisory Council          (732) 929-2138
       Transportation Department
          OCHETS, OCAT                   (732) 929-2082
    
   - U -
       Utilities Authority, County       (732) 269-4500
    
   - V -
       Vehicle Maintenance Dept.         (732) 349-4579
       Veterans Interment                (732) 477-4925 
       Veterans Service Bureau           (732) 929-2096
    
   - W -
       Weights & Measures                (732) 929-2166