Editing Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey (section)

=== Local government ===
Ho-Ho-Kus is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<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 a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms 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. 165.</ref> The borough form of government used by Ho-Ho-Kus is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the [[mayor]] of Ho-Ho-Kus is [[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]] Thomas W. Randall, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Douglas K. Troast (R, 2024), Kevin Crossley (R, 2025), Edmund M. Iannelli (R, 2023), Kathleen Moran (R, 2025), Dane M. Policastro (R, 2024) and Steven D. Shell (R, 2023).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.hhkborough.com/meet-our-mayor-council Meet Our Mayor and Council], Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus. Accessed March 14, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.hhkborough.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif6801/f/uploads/2022_budget_adoption.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus. Accessed July 3, 2022.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=47 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2022>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Bergen2021>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Statement%20of%20Vote%2011-17-21(1).pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Bergen2020>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/NOV_2020_General_Precinct_Summary.pdf Precinct Summary Results Report - Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], December 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Bergen2019>[http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/SOV%20Book%20Report%20as%20of%2012-10-2019.pdf Bergen County November 5, 2019 General Election Statement of Vote], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated December 10, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

In February 2020, Kathleen Moran was selected from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Philip Rorty until he resigned from office earlier that month.<ref>[https://www.ho-ho-kusboro.com/vertical/sites/%7B3CE9DD32-C41A-4F77-920B-857DDAB7E2B1%7D/uploads/02.25.2020_-_Public_meeting_Minutes.doc.pdf Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes for February 25, 2020], Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus. Accessed March 26, 2020. "Whereas, there presently exists a vacancy in the membership of the Governing Body by reason of the retirement of Councilman Philip Rorty, effective February 3, 2020; and Whereas, the Ho-Ho-Kus Republican County Committee has submitted three (3) nominees for the selection of a successor to fill the vacancy; and Whereas, the Governing Body has considered the matter; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Governing Body of the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus that it hereby appoints Kathleen Moran as the councilperson to serve until the next general election in November, 2020, at which time the vacancy shall be filled for its unexpired term."</ref> Moran served on an interim basis until the November 2020 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Bergen2020/>

Thomas Fiato was selected in January 2016 from a list of three candidates nominated by the municipal Republican committee to fill the seat of Kimberley Weiss, who had resigned earlier that month after announcing that she was relocating out of the borough.<ref>Janoski, Steve. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-thomas-fiato-appointed-to-fil/158479350/ "New Ho-Ho-Kus councilman sets focus on affordable-housing obligation"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 2, 2016. Accessed November 5, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Fiato, 55, was sworn in Jan. 26 after the resignation of five-year Councilwoman Kimberly Weiss. Weiss, who won reelection last November, resigned in early January because she was moving out of the borough, local officials said."</ref>

William J. Jones is the Borough Administrator.<ref name=MayorCouncil/>