Editing Wildwood, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
{{main|Mayors of Wildwood, New Jersey}}
[[File:Wildwoodcityhall0.jpg|thumb|Wildwood Municipal Building]]
Wildwood is governed by a three-member commission under the [[Walsh Act]] [[City commission government|Commission form of municipal government]]. The city is one of 30 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''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of three commissioners, who are elected [[at-large]] on a [[Non-partisan democracy|nonpartisan]] basis to serve concurrent four-year terms of office, with the vote taking place as part of the November general election. At a reorganization conducted after each election, the commission selects one of its members to serve as mayor and gives each commissioner an assigned department to oversee and manage.<ref name=Databook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 8.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=8 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 8. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> As part of the May 2009 election, voters approved a ballot question that shifted elections from May to November. The first election under the new cycle was held in November 2013, with prospective savings of $25,000 each election cited as the primary justification for the change.<ref>Suit, Lauren. [http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/wildwood-mainmenu/wildwood-leader/11167-wildwood-voters-pick-new-government-troiano-byron-and-leonetti-.html "Updated: Wildwood voters pick Troiano, Byron and Leonetti for Commission"], ''Shore News Today'', May 10, 2011. Accessed November 11, 2013. "Voters also decided that the municipal election in Wildwood should be moved to the general election day in November 739 to 416. A yes vote supported moving the next municipal election to November 2015."</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, members of Wildwood's commission are: 
[[Mayor]] Ernie Troiano Jr. ([[Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property]]), 
Deputy Mayor Steve Mikulski ([[Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety]])
Krista Fitzsimons ([[Commissioner of Revenue and Finance]]), all serving concurrent terms of office ending December 31, 2027.<ref name=AboutCommissioners>[https://www.wildwoodnj.org/about Commissioners Office], City of Wildwood. Accessed January 31, 2024. "The Wildwoods are composed of five separate municipalities consisting of Wildwood, North Wildwood, West Wildwood, Wildwood Crest and Diamond Beach which is governed by Lower Township."</ref><ref>[https://81472df9-bead-47e2-ab2d-083ff81f4a3e.usrfiles.com/ugd/da89b2_948fa7b1c021456e870c9fa70907618c.pdf#page=7 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], City of Wildwood. Accessed August 24, 2023.</ref><ref name=CapeMayOfficials>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2024-All-Elected-Officials-INTERNET-January.pdf 2024 County & Municipal Elected Officials Cape May County, NJ -- January 2024], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], January 3, 2025. Accessed January 31, 2024.</ref><ref name=CapeMay2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Cape_May/119063/web.317647/#/summary 2023 General Election Unofficial Results], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], November 7, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref>

In June 2022, Mayor Peter Byron and Commissioner Steven Mikulski, together with former Mayor Ernest Troiano, were all charged with unlawful taking and tampering with public records in a case in which it was alleged that they improperly declared that they worked full-time for the city so that they could collect health insurance from the city under the State Health Benefit Plan worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.<ref>Rickman, Rick. [https://nj1015.com/wildwood-nj-mayor-former-mayor-charged-with-state-health-benefits-fraud-records-tampering/ "Wildwood, NJ mayor, former mayor charged with state health benefits fraud, records tampering"], [[NJ101.5]], June 26, 2022. Accessed July 8, 2022. "Mayor Peter Byron, former Mayor Ernest Troiano, and current City Commissioner Steven Mikulski are each charged with unlawful taking and tampering with public records. Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the charges late Friday. Byron, 67, a Democrat, and Troiano, 71, a Republican, were first elected as city commissioners in 2011. Prosecutors said that the same year, they voted to pass a resolution declaring themselves as full-time employees working at least 35 hours each week."</ref>

The Wildwood Housing Authority oversees [[public housing]] in the city of Wildwood, providing affordable housing to low and moderate income families, senior citizens, and disabled people. The agency is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners, with six appointed by the Mayor and one appointed by the [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]]. The housing authority owns two housing developments with a total of 170 units between them.<ref>[http://www.wildwoodhousing.org/about About Us], Wildwood Housing Authority. Accessed January 20, 2018.</ref> Sandman Tower offers 100 one-bedroom apartments while Commissioners Court offers 70 apartments.<ref>[http://www.wildwoodhousing.org/housing-developments-sandman.php Sandman Tower], Wildwood Housing Authority. Accessed January 20, 2018. "Sandman Tower has 100 one bedroom apartments."</ref><ref>[http://www.wildwoodhousing.org/housing-developments-commissionerscourt.php Commissioners Court], Wildwood Housing Authority. Accessed January 20, 2018. "Commissioners Court has 70 apartments."</ref>
<!--==Mayors==
*Ernie Troiano, Jr. 2011
*George W. Krogman 2010
*F.E. Smith (mayor) 1918
*[[Jacob Thompson Baker]] 1911 to 1912. He was the first mayor of Wildwood, New Jersey.-->

====History of recall elections====
Since the City of Wildwood has been incorporated on January 1, 1912, there have been three [[recall election]]s all of which were successful. The first was in 1938 when the State's first female Mayor Doris W. Bradway and Commissioner Frederick W. Murray were voted out of office.<ref name=NYT1938>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1938/02/19/archives/wildwood-ousts-its-woman-mayor-mrs-bradway-first-of-sex-to-hold.html "Wildwood Ousts Its Woman Mayor; Mrs. Bradway, First of Sex to Hold Post in Jersey, Loses in Recall Election She Lays Move To Hague Although a Republican, She Has Aided Democrats, but Shifted Back Last Fall Wildwood Ousts Its Woman Mayor Says Hague Dominates Move Indicted After Inquiry New Petition Circulated"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 19, 1938. Accessed May 17, 2011. "Mayor Doris W. Bradway, New Jersey's first woman Mayor, was defeated today in a special recall election in this resort city. Ousted with her was City Commissioner Frederick McMurray, also a Republican."</ref> The second successful recall was in December 1984 when Mayor Earl B. Ostrander was recalled.<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/12/nyregion/wildwood-mayor-recalled.html "Wildwood Mayor Recalled"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 12, 1984. Accessed May 17, 2011. "Residents of this resort in Cape May County voted tonight to recall Mayor Earl B. Ostrander and replace him with City Council President Victor DiSylvester."</ref> The third successful recall was in December 2009 when Mayor Ernest Troiano Jr. and Commissioner William N. Davenport were recalled.<ref>Gilfillian, Trudi. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cape_may/article_00fa821c-e465-11de-a40a-001cc4c002e0.html "Wildwood votes out mayor, commissioner in recall election"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', December 9, 2009. Accessed May 17, 2011. "City voters ousted Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. and Commissioner Bill Davenport from City Commission in Tuesday's tax rate-driven recall election, selecting two newcomers to city government to replace them."</ref>