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===Local government=== Wayne is governed under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] plan F system of municipal government under the [[Faulkner Act]], as implemented on January 1, 1962, by direct petition.<ref name=Council/><ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=October 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 4, 2013.</ref> The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this 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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the township council. The mayor is elected [[Direct election|directly]] by the voters to serve a four-year term. The township council, which forms the legislative branch of the township government, is comprised of nine members elected to four-year terms of office, of which three council members are elected [[at-large]] and one member is elected from each of six [[Ward (United States)|wards]]. All members of the governing body are chosen on a partisan basis as part of the November general election in odd-numbered years, with the six ward seats up for election together, and two years later, the three at-large seats and the mayoral seat all up for vote.<ref name=DataBook>''2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], April 2006, p. 169.</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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> {{As of|2023}}, Wayne's mayor is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Christopher P. Vergano, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.waynetownship.com/government/office-of-the-mayor.html Office of the Mayor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518093015/https://www.waynetownship.com/government/office-of-the-mayor.html |date=May 18, 2022 }}, Township of Wayne. Accessed January 28, 2018.</ref> Members of the township council are Council President Franco Mazzei (R, 2023; Ward 3), Jason J. DeStefano (R, 2025; at-large), Jonathan Ettman (R, 2023; Ward 6), Richard Jasterzbski (R, 2023; Ward 1), Francine Ritter ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], 2023; Ward 5), Al Sadowski (R, 2023; Ward 2), Jill M. Sasso (R, 2025; at-large), Joseph Scuralli (R, 2023; Ward 4), and David Varano (R, 2025; at-large).<ref name=Council>[https://www.waynetownship.com/council.html Township Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418234149/https://www.waynetownship.com/council.html |date=April 18, 2020 }}, Township of Wayne. Accessed May 1, 2022. "On January 1, 1962, Wayne Township adopted the Mayor-Council Plan of the Optional Municipal Charter Law of New Jersey commonly known as the Faulkner Act.... The Mayor-Council Plan of the Faulkner Act is a 'strong mayor' form of government. A nine-member Council forms the Legislative Branch of the township government. One Council member is elected from each of the six wards and three are elected at-large each with a term of four years."</ref><ref>[https://www.waynetownship.com/finance-documents.html?task=document.viewdoc&id=8937 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Wayne. Accessed May 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=PassaicDirectory>[https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/1938/637667926512370000#page=79 ''Passaic County 2021 Directory''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309161935/https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/1938/637667926512370000#page=79 |date=March 9, 2022 }}, [[Passaic County, New Jersey]], updated as of April 2021. Accessed May 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Passaic2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Passaic/111517/web.278093/#/summary 2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207110316/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Passaic/111517/web.278093/#/summary |date=December 7, 2021 }}, Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Passaic2019>[https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/3366/637678115112970000http://www.passaiccountynj.org/Election%20Results/2019/General/Summary%20Report%20111819_1230.pdf2019 General Election November 5, 2019 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results], [[Passaic County, New Jersey]], updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref> Ritter's win in 2019, defeating then-incumbent Lucy "Aileen" Rivera, was the first time local voters elected any Democrats since Christopher McIntyre got defeated by Rivera in 2015;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katzban |first=Nicholas |title=Party powers come together for sole Democratic council member in Wayne |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/wayne/2020/01/01/francine-ritter-wayne-nj-councilwoman-democrat-gov-phil-murphy/2783393001/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US |archive-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529000751/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/wayne/2020/01/01/francine-ritter-wayne-nj-councilwoman-democrat-gov-phil-murphy/2783393001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> before McIntyre won in 1995, there had not been any Democrats on the council in at least 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-15 |title=Chris McIntyre To Be Honored For Decades Of Service |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/wayne/chris-mcintyre-be-honored-decades-service-0 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Wayne, NJ Patch |language=en |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413002329/https://patch.com/new-jersey/wayne/chris-mcintyre-be-honored-decades-service-0 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, the township had an average property tax bill of $12,559, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.<ref>Marcus, Samantha. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-highest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html "These are the towns with the highest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105221007/https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-highest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html |date=November 5, 2019 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 22, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019. "The average property tax bill in New Jersey was $8,767 last year. But there can be big swings from town to town and county to county.... The average property tax bill in Wayne Township was $12,559 in 2018, the highest in Passaic County."</ref>
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