Croton's Fire Council agreed at its December 9, 2025 meeting to begin planning a dinner dance honoring former chiefs P. Dinkler and Josh Karpoff. Equipment updates recorded at the meeting also put the new Ladder 44 on track for delivery in 2027 and reported that specifications for the new Engine 119 had been completed and sent back. This article is written solely from the meeting's official minutes; croton.news had no reporter present. The dinner-dance proposal appears under both committee reports and new business in the minutes. The council agreed to have J. Streany begin planning the event. The minutes do not record a date, location or budget for the dinner dance. The December equipment reports said work on a new chief's car involved looking at vehicles and talking with the village. No report was given for the new Engine 120. The Ladder 44 delivery target was the status recorded at that December meeting. A submitted report on the Big Bucks raffle said the process of obtaining permission had begun. It described permit requirements from the village and state and said the department's federal identification number was needed to register with the gaming commission. The minutes do not record that permission to run the raffle had been granted. The treasurer reported $19,459.30 in the account. A motion to accept the report carried; no numerical vote was recorded. The village manager thanked Dinkler for serving as chief and said work together would continue through EMS. The deputy mayor echoed that appreciation. The council approved the November meeting minutes with one correction. The December meeting opened at 7:10 p.m. and adjourned at 7:26 p.m.