Editing Montville, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Montville is governed under a [[Special charter (New Jersey)|special charter]], which was granted by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] in 1867 and retains many characteristics of the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of government; it is one of 12 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed by a special charter.<ref>Kosta, Don. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/montville-township-committee-reorganizes-for-2014-1.685287 "Montville Township Committee reorganizes for 2014"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703063532/http://www.northjersey.com/news/montville-township-committee-reorganizes-for-2014-1.685287 |date=2015-07-03 }}, ''Neighbor News'' (Montville edition), January 8, 2014. Accessed June 29, 2015. "Of the 565 municipalities in New Jersey, Montville is only one of 12 to operate under a special charter. In Montville's form of government, none of the five Committee members have any additional authority over the rest. They operate as a committee of five with majority rule."</ref><ref>Egenton, Michael A. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160112170825/http://www.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/MFMG/MFMGCH5.PDF "Special Charters"]}} from ''Modern Forms of Municipal Government'' via [[New Jersey State Library]]. Accessed June 29, 2015.</ref><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><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=15 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 15. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election 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. 103.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. The Township Administrator serves as the chief administrative and executive officer for the organization and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of all municipal departments.<ref name=About>[http://www.montville-township.org/about/index.shtml About Montville]. Montville Township. Accessed June 6, 2008.</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, Montville's Township Committee is comprised of [[Mayor]] Matthew S. Kayne ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2023), [[Deputy mayor]] Frank W. Cooney (R, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Richard D. Conklin (R, 2025), Richard A. Cook (R, 2025) and June Witty (R, 2023).<ref name=Committee>[https://www.montvillenj.org/242/Township-Committee Township Committee], Montville Township. Accessed April 26, 2023. "The Montville Township Committee is the governing body of the municipality and is comprised of five elected officials. They establish the laws and policies for the Township. The Mayor and the Deputy Mayor are members of the Township Committee and are elected annually by the full Committee."</ref><ref>[http://montvillenj.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/273 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Montville Township. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref name=MorrisManual>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/3/manual/mc-manual-2024-web-040924.pdf#page=45 ''Morris County Manual 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=MorrisOfficials>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/9/elections/2024-municipal-elected-officials-032224.pdf ''Morris County Municipal Elected Officials For The Year 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated March 20, 2024. Accessed May 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><ref name=Morris2021>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2021-general-winners-121421.pdf General Election Winners For November 2, 2021], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Morrs2020>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2020-general-summary-report-official.pdf General Election 2020 November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

A [[Charter Study Commission]] was approved by the voters on November 8, 2005, to investigate possible changes to Montville's form of government.<ref>Lynch, Sarah N. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121108014057/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1774871361.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+13,+2005&author=Sarah+N+Lynch&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Charter+group+to+review+Montville+government+setup&pqatl=google "Charter group to review Montville government setup"]}}, ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', December 13, 2005. Accessed September 19, 2011.</ref> The commission voted 4–1 against making any modifications.

The Montville [[Municipal Court]] is the judicial branch of government. The Court has original jurisdiction over Motor vehicle violations local ordinance offenses, petty disorderly person offenses, disorderly person offenses, fish and game violations, traffic and criminal offenses, weights and measure violations, and citizen complaints.<ref name="Municipal Court">{{cite web |title=Montville Municipal Court |url=https://www.montvillenj.org/183/Municipal-Court |website=Montville Township |access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref>