Editing Clinton, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Clinton is governed under the [[Town (New Jersey)|Town]] form of municipal government. The town is one of nine municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this traditional form of government.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the six-member Town Council, all of whom are chosen [[at-large]] in partisan elections held as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected [[direct election|directly]] by the voters to a four-year term of office. Members of the Town Council are elected to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 103.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=5 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 5. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The primary responsibilities of the council are to serve as the legislative body of the town, approve the annual budget presented by the Mayor, approve payment of bills and serve as Liaisons to several Boards and Committees.

{{As of|2024}}, the mayor of Clinton Town is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Janice Kovach, whose fourth term of office ends on December 31, 2027; she first took office as mayor in 2012.<ref>Kiriluk-Hill, Renée. [http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2012/01/new_clinton_mayor_janice_kovac.html "New Clinton Mayor Janice Kovach is sworn in by state Sen. Barbara Buono"], ''[[Hunterdon County Democrat]]'', January 4, 2012. Accessed September 14, 2013. "Janice Kovach, a Democrat, was sworn into a four-year term as mayor at a standing-room-only Town Council reorganization meeting on Monday, Jan. 2."</ref> Members of the Clinton Town Council are Nick Bruno ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2027), John Kashwick (D, 2026), Mary "Molly" Padmos (D, 2025), Kyle Perloff (R, 2027), Kim Stentz (D, 2026) and Ross Traphagen (R, 2025).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.clintonnj.gov/mayor-council Mayor and Council], Town of Clinton. Accessed February 17, 2024. "The Clinton Town Council is composed of 6 Council members that are elected by the community. Council terms of office are three years and two Council seats are up for election each year."</ref><ref>[https://www.clintonnj.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif411/f/uploads/2023_introduced_clinton_budget.pdf#page=12 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Town of Clinton. Accessed June 23, 2022.</ref><ref name=HunterdonPage>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/903/The-Town-of-Clinton Town of Clinton], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=HunterdonDirectory>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/13706/2023-County-Directory?bidId=#page=51 ''2023 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2023>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/13515/2023-General-Election-Official-Results-PDF?bidId= 2023 Official Statement of Results General Election November 7, 2023], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], November 17, 2023. Accessed February 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2022>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/9118/G2022-Official-SOV-PDF Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2022, General Election], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2021>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/6226/2021-General-Election-Official-Results-by-Municipality-PDF November 2, 2021 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 12, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

====Fire department====
Clinton Fire Department (CFD) is located on the corner of New Street / Old Route 22 in Clinton. About 15% of the department's calls annually involve actual fire, while the rest of the CFD's calls are roughly broken down to 15% motor vehicle accidents, 15% hazardous conditions, 5% service calls, 25% good intent calls with no fire found and 25% alarm activations/false alarms, averaging about 190 calls annually.<ref>[http://www.clintonfd.org/ Home page], Clinton Fire Department. Accessed July 21, 2011.</ref> The department offers three types of membership to prospective members: Active firefighter, Junior firefighter and Associate membership. The department runs mutual aid calls with Annandale Hose Company, High Bridge Fire Department, Quakertown Fire Company, Lebanon Fire Company and Pattenburg Fire Company and other fire departments in Hunterdon Country, which work together as part of the North Hunterdon Fire Alliance.<ref>[https://www.clintonfd.org/north-hunterdon-fire-alliance North Hunterdon Fire Alliance], Clinton Fire Department. Accessed September 2, 2020.</ref>