Editing Mendham Borough, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Mendham Borough is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the 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 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 is comprised of 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. 77.</ref> The borough form of government used by Mendham Borough 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. [https://www.njlm.org/809/3982/Forms-of-Govt-Magazine-Article "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</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>

The mayor is the head of the municipal government and as chief executive is responsible to see that all state laws and borough ordinances are faithfully executed. The mayor, presides over the borough council meetings and only votes in order to break a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances and appoint subordinate officials, ad hoc committees and certain other officials to boards, committees and commissions.

{{As of|2025|February}}, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Neil Sullivan is serving as acting Mayor, temporarily filling a term that expires on December 31, 2026.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.mendhamnj.org/cn/Mayor/?tpid=9671], Borough of Mendham. Accessed February 9, 2025.</ref> Members of the Borough Council are Council President Neil Sullivan (R, 2025), Marilyn Althoff (R, 2026), Matthew Bruin (R, 2027), James R. Kelly (R, 2025), Will Russo (R, 2026), and Alexandra Henry Traut (R, 2027).<ref>[https://www.mendhamnj.org/cn/TownCouncil/?tpid=9705 Borough Council], Borough of Mendham. Accessed February 9, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.mendhamnj.org/documents/1418_certifiedadoptbudget_2024.pdf#page=17 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Mendham. Accessed February 9, 2025.</ref><ref name=MorrisManual>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/6/manual/mc-manual-2024-web-052824.pdf#page=42 ''Morris County Manual 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed January 20, 2025.</ref><ref name=MorrisOfficials>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/11/elections/2024-municipal-elected-officials-052824b.pdf ''Morris County Municipal Elected Officials For The Year 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated May 28, 2024. Accessed January 20, 2025.</ref><ref name=Morris2024>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/6/elections/past-results/2024-general-summary-report-official.pdf Summary Results Report 2024 General Election November 5, 2024 Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 18, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Morris2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Morris/119045/web.317647/#/summary General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated December 11, 2023. Accessed January 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>

Neil Sullivan assumed the office of acting mayor on February 7, 2025, upon the resignation of Christine Serrano Glassner, who left office to take a position in the Trump administration.<ref>Fox, Joey. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/president/serrano-glassner-stepping-down-in-mendham-to-take-trump-admin-position/ "Serrano Glassner stepping down in Mendham to take Trump admin position"], [[New Jersey Globe]], February 7, 2025. Accessed February 9, 2025.</ref>

In February 2022, the borough council selected Neil Sullivan from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Mary Sue Martin until she resigned from office the previous month.<ref>Sullivan, Neil. [https://www.newjerseyhills.com/observer-tribune/news/sullivan-is-new-mendham-borough-councilman/article_75b4011e-0b61-5fe2-859a-f32b7073aab6.html "Sullivan is new Mendham Borough Councilman"], ''Observer-Tribune'', March 16, 2022. Accessed May 4, 2022."The borough has a new councilman to replace Mary Sue Martin, who resigned from the dais in January. Knollwood Drive resident Neil Sullivan was sworn in on Feb. 9 after the Borough Council interviewed three candidates recommended by the Republican Municipal Committee to fill the seat of Martin, a chemist who moved to the borough in 2005."</ref>

In January 2019, the borough council appointed James Kelly to fill the term expiring in December 2019 that became vacant when Christine Glassner took office as mayor.<ref>Garber, Phil. [https://www.newjerseyhills.com/observer-tribune/news/kelly-named-to-mendham-borough-council/article_85ce5c0b-5f91-5adf-ad32-7c7ab65c26ca.html "Kelly named to Mendham Borough Council"], ''Observer-Tribune'', January 31, 2019. Accessed May 10, 2020. "A lifelong borough resident and owner of a plumbing contracting company is the newest member of the all-Republican Borough Council. Council members unanimously appointed Jim Kelly of Mountainside Road to fill the unexpired term of former councilwoman and now mayor Christine Serrano Glassner."</ref>