Editing Berkeley Heights, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
[[File:Berkeley Heights NJ Plainfield Avenue with sidewalk and houses.jpg|thumb|right|Plainfield Avenue]]
In accordance with a ballot question that was passed in November 2005, Berkeley Heights switched from a [[Township (New Jersey)|Township Committee]] form to a [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council–administrator)|Mayor-Council-Administrator]] form of government under the [[Faulkner Act]].<ref name=DataBook>''2011 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], June 2012, p. 95.</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. "The Mayor-Council-Administrator Form of municipal government was added to the Optional Municipal Charter Law in 1981. As of July 1, 2011 only three municipalities, the townships of Berkeley Heights, North Brunswick and West Milford, had adopted it."</ref> The township is one of three 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 switch took effect on January 1, 2007. In the elections in fall 2006, all seats were open. Under the new form of government, the mayor is directly elected to a four-year term. The Township Committee has been replaced with a Township Council comprised of six members elected to staggered, three-year terms. With all six Township Council seats open in 2006, two councilpersons were elected to one-year terms, after which those seats were open for three-year terms in 2007. Two other seats were open for two-year terms in 2006. The final two were open for three-year terms from the beginning. The responsibilities of the Township Administrator are unchanged.<ref>Levoy, Laurie. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090515/NEWS/905150376/Five+battle+it+out+in+Berkeley+Heights+primaries "Five battle it out in Berkeley Heights primaries"], ''[[Courier News]]'', May 15, 2009. Accessed June 5, 2011. "The municipality changed its governance in January 2007 to a mayor-council-administrator form after residents voted for the change in the November 2006 election."</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, the Mayor of Berkeley Heights is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Angie D. Devanney, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2026.<ref name="Mayor">[https://www.berkeleyheights.gov/200/Mayor Mayor], Berkeley Heights Township. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref> Members of the Township Council are Council President John Foster ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2027), Council Vice President Susan Poage (D, 2025), Manuel Couto (R, 2025), Margaret Illis (D, 2026), Bill Machado (D, 2026) and Andrew Moran (D, 2027).<ref>[https://www.berkeleyheights.gov/255/Council Township Council], Berkeley Heights Township. Accessed January 9, 2025. "The Township of Berkeley Heights is governed by the Mayor / Council / Administrator form of local government. Term Overview: As a variant of the Faulkner Act, the Mayor is directly elected by the voters and serves a term of four years. Council members are elected to serve three year terms. Council terms are staggered so that two Council seats are up for election each year."</ref><ref>[https://berkeleyheights.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9177/2024-Adopted-Budget- 2024 Municipal Budget], Berkeley Heights Township. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref><ref name=UnionOfficials>[http://www.unioncountyvotes.com/elected-officials/ ''Union County Elected Officials''], [[Union County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref><ref name=Union2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/122834/web.345435/#/summary General Election November 5, 2024 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2024. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref><ref name=Union2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/119032/web.317647/#/summary General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2023. Accessed January 3, 2024.</ref><ref name=Union2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/116135/web.303253/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 3, 2024.</ref>

The Council President serves as Acting Mayor in the Mayor's absence; the Council Vice President serves as Acting Mayor in the absence of both the Mayor and the Council President.

The Berkeley Heights Municipal Complex, located at 29 Park Avenue, was completed in December 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rybolt |first1=Barbara |title=Berkeley Heights Declares Epic in Default for Failure to Perform |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/berkeley-heights/sections/law-and-justice/articles/berkeley-heights-declares-epic-in-default-for-failure-to-perform |website=TAPinto Berkeley Heights |access-date=January 3, 2024 |date=February 10, 2022 |quote=Although our employees officially moved into the building in December 2020, the work inside and outside has been ongoing.}}</ref>