Editing Ocean City, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
{{see also|Mayors of Ocean City, New Jersey}}
[[File:Ocean City City Hall NJ.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Ocean City City Hall]], May 2010]]
The City of Ocean City was incorporated on March 25, 1897. Since July 1, 1978, the city has operated within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|mayor–council]] system of municipal government, which is used in 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide.<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 City Council. The mayor, the chief executive of the community, is chosen [[at-large]] for a four-year term at the municipal election in May and serves part-time for a yearly salary. The mayor neither presides over, nor has a vote on the council. The mayor has veto power over ordinances, but any veto can be overridden by a vote of two-thirds of the Council. The City Council is the legislative body and is comprised of seven members, of which four members represent individual [[Ward (United States)|wards]] and three are elected at-large. Each council person serves a staggered four-year term, with the three at-large seats and the mayoral seat up for election together, followed by the four ward seats which are voted upon two years later.<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=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

In September 2015, Councilman Michael Allegretto resigned from his seat expiring in December 2018 to take a position as the city's Director of Community Services. As the council could not reach agreement on a successor in the month following the resignation, the position remained vacant until a successor was chosen in the May 2016 municipal election to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref>Lowe, Claire. [http://www.shorenewstoday.com/ocean_city/ocean-city-council-will-not-fill-vacant-seat/article_7530f960-66d0-11e5-9f87-2b702bcb382a.html "Ocean City Council will not fill vacant seat"]{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Ocean City Gazette'', September 29, 2015. Accessed September 30, 2015. "The seat left vacant after the resignation of Councilman Michael Allegretto two weeks ago will not be filled this year, council decided.Council President Keith Hartzell said Tuesday, Sept. 29 that three council members had to support filling the position by Monday's agenda meeting and that did not happen.... Allegretto, who was council vice president, officially resigned on Sept. 14 to take the position of city director of community services. He was one year into his third, four-year term on council.... Whoever is elected in May will be sworn in at the next consecutive council meeting to serve the remainder of Allegretto's term, which expires in 2018."</ref> In May 2016, Karen A. Bergman was elected to serve the balance of the vacant term.<ref name=CapeMay2016Municipal>[http://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OC-SOV.pdf Cape May County Statement of Vote 2016 Ocean City Municipal Election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911123113/http://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OC-SOV.pdf |date=September 11, 2016 }}, [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], updated May 15, 2018. Accessed October 27, 2019.</ref>

The Second Ward seat expiring in December 2020 became vacant in December 2020, when [[Antwan McClellan]] resigned to take office in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]].<ref name=Council/>

In August 2021, Terrence Crowley Jr. was appointed to fill the First Ward expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Michael DeVlieger until he had resigned from office.<ref>Wittkowski, Donald. [https://ocnjdaily.com/terrence-crowley-appointed-city-council-member/ "Terrence Crowley Appointed City Council Member"], OCNJ Daily, August 27, 2021. Accessed May 2, 2022. "Terrence Crowley Jr., a pharmaceutical sales executive who is making his first foray into elected politics, was unanimously appointed by City Council on Thursday night to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of former First Ward Councilman Michael DeVlieger. With the appointment, Crowley will temporarily represent the First Ward in the city's north end until the Nov. 2 general election. He confirmed that he intends to run in the election. The winner of the election will fill DeVlieger's unexpired term until June 30, 2024."</ref> Crowley served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=CapeMay2021>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-General-Successful-Candidates.pdf Cape May County 2021 General Election Successful Candidates], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], November 16, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the mayor of Ocean City is Jay A. Gillian, whose term of office ends June 30, 2026.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.ocnj.us/Mayor/ Mayor], City of Ocean City. Accessed August 23, 2023.</ref> Members of the city council are Council President Peter V. Madden (2026; At Large), Council Vice President Karen A. Bergman (2026; At Large), Terrence Crowley Jr. (2024; First Ward, elected to serve an unexpired term), Jody Levchuk (2024; Third Ward), John A. "Tony" Polcini (2026; At Large), Tomaso Rotondi (2024; Second Ward) and David Winslow (2024; Fourth Ward, appointed to serve an unexpired term).<ref name=Council>[http://www.ocnj.us/City-Council/ City Council], City of Ocean City. Accessed August 23, 2023. "This form of government provides for election of a mayor and seven council members. Three council members may be elected at large and four are elected by wards; and serve four-year concurrent or staggered terms."</ref><ref>[https://www.ocnj.us/media/City%20Hall/Finance/0508_adoptbudget_2023.pdf#page=5 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], City of Ocean City. Accessed August 23, 2023.</ref><ref name=CapeMayOfficials>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2023-All-Elected-Officials-INTERNET-July.pdf 2023 County & Municipal Elected Officials Cape May County, NJ -- July 2023], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], August 3, 2023. Accessed August 23, 2023.</ref><ref name=CapeMayMunicipal2022>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-Ocean-City-Municipal-5.17.22.pdfSummary Results Report 2022 Ocean City Municipal Election May 10, 2022 Official Results], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], updated May 17, 2022. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=CapeMayMunicipal2020>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Certiification-of-Results-2020-Municpal-Election-OC-Clerk.pdf Results Of The Municipal Election – Vote By Mail May 12, 2020], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], May 18, 2020. Accessed May 2, 2022.</ref>

In August 2023, the city council appointed David Winslow to fill the Fourth Ward seat expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Bob Barr until he resigned from office to take a city on the Cape May [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of County Commissioners]]; Winslow will serve on an interim basis until the November 2023, when voters will select a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref>Wittkowski, Donald. [https://ocnjdaily.com/ocean-city-welcomes-new-councilman-says-goodbye-another/ "Ocean City Welcomes New Councilman, Says Goodbye to Another"], OCNJ Daily, August 10, 2023. Accessed August 23, 2023. "City Council said goodbye Thursday night to former Fourth Ward Councilman Bob Barr and appointed a new member to fill the vacancy on Ocean City's governing body until the November election. Voting 6-0, Council selected former Board of Education member and longtime Ocean City resident Dave Winslow to temporarily succeed Barr."</ref>