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===Local government=== Irvington is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] form of municipal government, one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form.<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 seven-member Township Council, whose members are elected to staggered four-year terms of office on a [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis in municipal elections held on the second Tuesday in May in even-numbered years. The mayor and the three [[at-large]] seats are elected together and two years later the four [[Ward (United States)|ward]] seats are up for vote together. The council selects a president, first vice president and second vice president from among its members at a reorganization meeting held after each election.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 129.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The council is the legislative body of the township and needs a two-thirds majority to make changes to the budget submitted by the mayor. The mayor is the township's chief executive and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and submitting a budget, but is not eligible to vote on the council and is not required to attend its meetings. {{As of|2025}}, the mayor of Irvington is Tony Vauss, whose term of office ends June 30, 2026.<ref name=Mayor>[https://irvingtonnj.gov/mayors-official-biography/ Mayor Tony Vauss], Township of Irvington. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref> Members of the Township Council are Council President Jamillah Z. Beasley (South Ward, 2028), Council First Vice President October Hudley (East Ward, 2028), Council Second Vice President Charnette Frederic (At-large, 2026), Darlene Brown (At-Large, 2026), Vernal C. Cox Sr. (West Ward, 2028), Anthony Vauss Jr. (At-Large, 2026; elected to serve an unexpired term) and Orlander Glen Vick (North Ward, 2028).<ref>[https://irvingtonnj.gov/ Home Page], Township of Irvington. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://irvingtonnj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CY-2024-Adopted-Budget.pdf#page=16 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Irvington. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref><ref name=EssexDirectory>[https://essexcountynj.org/county-directory/ Essex County Directory], [[Essex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref><ref name=Essex2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/122756/web.345435/#/summary General Election November 5, 2024 Official Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], updated November 18, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Essex2024Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/121184/web.317647/#/summary May Municipal Election May 14, 2024 Official Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], May 22, 2024. Accessed July 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Essex2022Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/112990/web.285569/#/summary Municipal Election May 10, 2022 Official Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], updated May 18, 2022. Accessed July 1, 2022.</ref> In November 2024, Anthony Vauss Jr. was elected to fill the at-large seat expiring in June 2026 that became vacant after [[Renee Burgess]] resigned from office in September 2022 to take office in the [[New Jersey Senate]].<ref name=Essex2024/> In April 2019, Jamillah Z. Beasley was appointed to fill the South Ward seat expiring in December 2020 that became vacant following the death of Sandra M. Jones.<ref>[https://irvingtonnj.gov/council-president-south-ward-council/ Jamillah Z. Beasley], Township of Irvington. Accessed December 10, 2024. "On April 22, 2019, the Irvington Municipal Council unanimously voted to appoint Jamillah Z. Beasley as South Ward Council Member to fill the vacant office of the late Sandra R. Jones."</ref> She served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Essex2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/98882/Web02.235350/#/ November 5, 2019 General Election Unofficial Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], updated November 14, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref> Council President David Lyons, who had served six terms in office representing the North Ward, died in August 2019.<ref>[[David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]]. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/david-lyons-longtime-irvington-councilman-dies-at-69/ "David Lyons, longtime Irvington councilman, dies at 69; Six-term councilman ran for mayor three times"], New Jersey Globe, August 17, 2019. Accessed November 4, 2019. "Irvington Council President David Lyons, a six-term local official who once worked for baseball Hall of Famer Roy Campanella, died on August 13 after an illness. He was 69."</ref>
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