Editing Hanover Township, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
[[Image:HanoverTownshipHall NJ.JPG|thumb|Hanover Township Hall at Jefferson Road and [[New Jersey Route 10|Route 10]] in August 2007]]
Hanover Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<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 Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election 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. 121.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> A mayor and deputy mayor are selected at the annual reorganization meeting by the committeemen from among the members of the Township Committee.

{{As of|2023}}, members of the Township Committee are Mayor Thomas A. "Ace" Gallagher ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee ends December 31, 2025; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Michael A. Mihalko (R, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2023), Brian J. Cahill (R, 2023), John L. Ferramosca (R, 2024) and Ronald F. Francioli (R, 2025).<ref name=GoverningBody>[https://www.hanovertownship.com/236/Township-Committee Township Committee], Township of Hanover. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.hanovertownship.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/158 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Hanover. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref name=MorrisManual>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/3/manual/mc-manual-2024-web-040924.pdf#page=35 ''Morris County Manual 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=MorrisOfficials>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/9/elections/2024-municipal-elected-officials-032224.pdf ''Morris County Municipal Elected Officials For The Year 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated March 20, 2024. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Morris2022>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2022-general-municipality-report-official.pdf General Election November 8, 2022, Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], updated November 28, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Morris2021>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2021-general-winners-121421.pdf General Election Winners For November 2, 2021], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Morrs2020>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2020-general-summary-report-official.pdf General Election 2020 November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

In July 2020, Ronald F. Francioli stepped down as mayor, while retaining his committee seat. John L. Ferramosca moved from deputy mayor and took over as mayor while Thomas A. "Ace" Gallagher was chosen as deputy mayor.<ref>Ceva, Claudia. [https://www.newjerseyhills.com/hanover_eagle/news/francioli-steps-down-as-mayor-in-hanover-township-ferramosca-appointed-to-take-take-over/article_d08bec22-a3bc-510a-b23d-6c3737dd0ae1.html "Francioli steps down as mayor in Hanover Township, Ferramosca appointed to take over"], ''Hanover Eagle'', July 11, 2020. Accessed July 13, 2020. "Ronald Francioli turned the reins of township governance over to new Mayor John Ferramosca, who was appointed to take the position via a unanimous vote of the all-Republican Township Committee at the municipal building and virtually on Thursday, July 9. Ferramosca had been the township’s deputy mayor."</ref><ref>Westhoven, William. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2020/07/09/hanover-nj-gets-new-mayor-new-redevelopment-plan-pine-plaza/5409860002/ "Hanover gets new mayor, new redevelopment plan for Pine Plaza"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', July 9, 2020. Accessed July 13, 2020. "Minutes after the committee appointed Deputy Mayor John Ferramosca to replace Ron Francioli, it passed a landmark resolution adopting a long-awaited redevelopment plan for Pine Plaza shopping center on Route 10.... Gallagher was selected and sworn in as the new deputy mayor, replacing Ferramosca.... Earlier in the week, Francioli laughed at some of the speculation surrounding his leaving the mayor's seat. He still plans to serve out his committee term, which ends in 2022, and received new committee assignments from Ferramosca Thursday."</ref>

Township Hall, which was renovated and enlarged in 2003, is located at the corner of Jefferson Road and Route 10. It contains all Township offices, the Township Municipal Court, the Police Department and the Whippanong Public Library.

The 2014 township budget was $24,927,191.79, with a combined property tax rate in Cedar Knolls of $1.705 per $100 in assessed value and $1.670 for Whippany, reflecting differences in fire district assessments.<ref>[http://www.hanovertownship.com/Departments/Finance/Finances.aspx Your Tax Dollars at Work], Township of Hanover. Accessed January 19, 2015.</ref> The Township's NJ Treasury/Taxation code is 1412.