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===Local government=== Since July 1, 1988, Montclair has been governed under the [[Faulkner Act (council–manager)|Council-Manager]] Plan 13 form of municipal government under the [[Faulkner Act]], whose originator, [[Bayard H. Faulkner]], was a former mayor of Montclair.<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=October 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> The township is one of 42 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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Township Council, who are elected to concurrent four-year terms on a [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis in elections held as part of the May municipal elections. The mayor is elected directly by the voters. The Township Council includes six members, of which two council seats are elected from the township [[at-large]] and one council seat is elected from each of four [[Ward (United States)|wards]].<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 148.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 12. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.montclairnjusa.org/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/government/documents/wardmap_official_2022.pdf, Montclair Township. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref> A deputy mayor is selected by the six council members from their members, and this position is largely ceremonial. The Mayor has no executive powers, but presides over council meetings and has both a voice and vote in its proceedings. The Mayor appoints members to many local governing groups, most notably the board of education.<ref>[https://www.montclairnjusa.org/Government/Mayor-Township-Council/Council-Manager-Form-of-Government Council-Manager Form of Government], Montclair Township. Accessed January 22, 2025. "Montclair Township operates under the Optional Municipal Charter Law (OMCL) popularly known as the Faulkner Act. The OMCL provides for several forms of government. and in 1980 the Township voted to adopt the 'council-manager' plan."</ref> {{As of|2025}}, the [[Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey|Mayor of Montclair]] is Renee Baskerville,<ref>[https://www.montclairnjusa.org/Government/Mayor-Township-Council/Mayor-Dr.-Renee-Baskerville Mayor Dr. Renee Baskerville], Montclair Township. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref> who became the township's first African-American woman elected as mayor.<ref>Maginnis, Steven C. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/montclair/sections/government/articles/baskerville-makes-her-story-sworn-in-as-first-african-american-female-mayor-of-montclair "Baskerville Makes 'Her'story: Sworn in as First African-American Female Mayor of Montclair"], [[TAPinto]] Montclair, July 2, 2024. Accessed December 6, 2024. "Dr. Baskerville made history on several fronts. She is Montclair's first female mayor of color, the first female mayor of Montclair since 1984, and the first female mayor of Montclair elected directly by the people."</ref> Members of the Township Council are Deputy Mayor Susan Shin Andersen (At-Large), Eileen Birmingham (Second Ward), Erik D'Amato (First Ward), Carmel Loughman (At-Large), Aminah Toler (Fourth Ward) and Rahum Williams (Third Ward), all serving terms of office expiring on June 30, 2028.<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.montclairnjusa.org/Government/Mayor-Township-Council Mayor & Township Council], Montclair Township. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.montclairnjusa.org/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/government/departments/finance-and-taxes/financial-information/adopted-budgets/0713_certifiedadoptbudget_2024.pdf#page=18 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Montclair Township. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref><ref name=EssexDirectory>[https://essexcountynj.org/county-directory/ Essex County Directory], [[Essex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref><ref name=Essex2024Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/121184/web.317647/#/summary May Municipal Election May 14, 2024 Official Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], May 22, 2024. Accessed July 1, 2024.</ref>
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