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Local government in New Jersey is composed of counties and municipalities. Local jurisdictions in New Jersey differ from those in some other states because the entire area of the state is part of a municipality; each of the 564 municipalities is in exactly one county; and each of the 21 counties has more than one municipality.
Union Township is a township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.In the 18th century, the area that is now Union was then called Connecticut Farms.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 59,728, [8] [9] an increase of 3,086 (+5.4%) from the 2010 census count of 56,642, [17] [18] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,237 (+4.1%) from the 54,405 counted ...
The municipal treasurer is a position of responsibility for a municipality according to the locally prevailing laws. The treasurer of a public agency is elected [1] by the voting public or is appointed by the municipal council or municipal manager. City treasurers are primarily responsible for managing the revenue and cash flow of the agency ...
This is a list of U.S. statewide elected executive officials.These state constitutional officers have their duties and qualifications mandated in state constitutions. This list does not include those elected to serve in non-executive branches of government, such as justices or clerks of the state supreme courts or at-large members of the state legislatures.
Borough Hall. A borough (also spelled boro), in the context of local government in the U.S. state of New Jersey, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government (in addition to those established under a special charter).
The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1 [1], et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H. Faulkner, former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., and former chairman of the Commission on Municipal Government.
Union City is a city in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the city was the state's 18th-most-populous municipality, [23] with a population of 68,589, [12] [13] an increase of 2,134 (+3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 66,455, [24] [25] which in turn had reflected a decline of 633 (−0.9%) from the 67,088 counted in the ...
Brigadier General Lisa Hou Department of State The New Jersey Department of State oversees state archives and records management; management and certification of elections; artistic, cultural, and historical programs; promotes tourism; keeper of the state's Great Seal; also nominally oversees higher education and the Sports and Exposition Authority