Editing Fort Lee, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
[[File:Borough of Fort Lee Borough Hall.jpg|thumb|Fort Lee Borough Hall]] Fort Lee is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey [[municipal government]]. The borough is one of 218 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 the [[mayor]] and the six-member [[City council|borough council]], with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year 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. 160.</ref> The borough form of government used by Fort Lee is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=September 24, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the mayor of Fort Lee is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Mark Sokolich]], whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Harvey Sohmer (D, 2024), Joseph L. Cervieri Jr. (D, 2024), Bryan Drumgoole (D, 2026), Ila Kasofsky (D, 2025), Peter J. Suh (D, 2025) and Paul K. Yoon (D, 2026).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.fortleenj.org/164/Mayor-Council Mayor Council], Borough of Fort Lee. Accessed May 17, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.fortleenj.org/DocumentCenter/View/7291/2024-Introduced-Municipal-Budget-Pdf?bidId= 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Fort Lee. Accessed May 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=43 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2023>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.gov/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/District%20Canvass%20NEW.pdf Official Statement of Vote 2023 General Election - November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], November 27, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2022>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Bergen2021>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Statement%20of%20Vote%2011-17-21(1).pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In November 2022, the borough council appointed Bryan Drumgoole to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Michael Sargenti until he resigned from office.<ref>[https://www.fortleenj.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_11102022-744 Mayor and Council Minutes for November 10, 2022], Borough of Fort Lee. Accessed March 13, 2023. "WHEREAS, Michael Sargenti submitted a letter of resignation dated September 16, 2022 resigning as a Council member effective November 9, 2022; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Fort Lee that Bryan Drumgoole is hereby appointed Council person for the Borough of Fort Lee as successor to Michael Sargenti. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Fort Lee that Bryan Drumgoole shall serve on the Borough Council for the remainder of the unexpired term which expires December 31, 2023."</ref>