Editing Boonton, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Boonton operates using the [[Town (New Jersey)|town]] form of 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 Town Council. The governing body was previously called the Board of Aldermen, but in February 2021, the Board voted 7–2 to change the name to Town Council. The ordinance did not change the structure or function of municipal government. Members felt that the gendered “alderman” could dissuade women from running for office, and wanted to be more inclusive with the neutral “council member”.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor & Board of Aldermen: Regular Meeting Agenda February 16, 2021 |url=https://www.boonton.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02162021-317#page=8 |website=The Town of Boonton, New Jersey |access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Westhoven |first1=William |title=Boonton eliminates 'alderman' title for gender-neutral 'council member' |url=https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2021/02/17/boonton-votes-out-aldermen-title-gender-neutral-council-member/6773958002/ |website=Morristown Daily Record |publisher=New Jersey Press Media |access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref> The mayor is elected [[at-large]] to a four-year term of office. The Town Council is comprised of eight members elected to serve two-year terms of office, with two Council Members elected from each of four [[Ward (United States)|wards]] on a staggered basis, with one seat from each of the four wards coming up for election each year.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 117.</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><ref name=GoverningBody/>

{{As of|2025}}, the Mayor of Boonton is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] James Lynch, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2027.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.boonton.org/215/Office-of-the-Mayor Office of the Mayor], Town of Boonton. Accessed May 5, 2024.</ref> Members of the Town Council are Council President John Meehan (Ward 1; R, 2025), Daniel Ballan (Ward 3; R, 2026), Marie DeVenezia (Ward 2; [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], 2026), Jacob W. Hettrich (Ward 2; D, 2025), Alexis Minson (Ward 4; R, 2025), Robert Murray (Ward 3; R, 2025), Benjamin Weisman (Ward 4; D, 2026) and Cy Wekilsky (Ward 1; R, 2026).<ref name=GoverningBody>[https://www.boonton.org/180/Governing-Body Mayor & Town Council], Town of Boonton. Accessed January 16, 2023. "Boonton is designated as a Town and is therefore governed by a Mayor and Town Council. The Town is divided geographically into four wards with two Council Members elected per ward. Each ward contains two districts hence two Council Members. The Mayor serves a 4-year term and is elected by residents from all four wards. Council Members serve a 2-year term and are elected by the residents of their specific ward."</ref>