Editing Edgewater Park, New Jersey (section)

=== Local government ===
Edgewater Park is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal [[government]], one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<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 Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election 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. 39.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

{{As of|2023}}, members of the Edgewater Park Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Michael J. Trainor ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term on committee and ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Lauren Kremper DiFilippo (D, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2023), William A. Belgard III (D, 2025), Kevin P. Johnson (D, 2024), Juanita A. Scott (D, 2023).<ref name=Committee>[http://edgewaterpark-nj.com/content/161/330/927/default.aspx Township Committee], Edgewater Park Township. Accessed April 24, 2023.</ref><ref>[http://edgewaterpark-nj.com/filestorage/173/360/449/776/4924/6696/2022_Budget_Document_in_PDF.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Edgewater Park Township. Accessed July 6, 2022.</ref><ref name=Burlington2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Burlington/116176/web.307039/#/summary November 8, 2022 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 29, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Burlington2021>[https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/ElectionArchive//2021/General//2021_G_OFFICIAL_Summary.pdf November 2, 2021 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Burlington2020>[https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/ElectionArchive//2020//2020_GEN_Official_Summary_Report.pdf November 3, 2020 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213130228/https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/ElectionArchive//2020//2020_GEN_Official_Summary_Report.pdf |date=February 13, 2023 }}, [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 23, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

In September 2017, Kevin Johnson was selected from three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee and appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2018 that became vacant following the death of John G. McElwee the previous month.<ref>[http://edgewaterpark-nj.com/filestorage/173/360/449/776/461/1306/9-19-2017_MINUTES.pdf Township Committee Meeting Minutes for September 19, 2017], Township of Edgewater Park. Accessed October 17, 2019. "Mrs. Treusch reported that Township Committee voted to appoint Kevin Johnson to fill the remainder of 2017 of the unexpired term of John McElwee until certification of the results of the Special Election held with the General Election; whose term expires December 31, 2018."</ref><ref>Krebs, Rose. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/local/edgewater-park-committeeman-john-mcelwee-dies-at-age/article_9b47444e-88f5-11e7-92b0-d3908adde049.html "Edgewater Park Committeeman John McElwee dies at age 55"]{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', August 24, 2017. Accessed August 26, 2017.</ref> Johnson served on an interim basis until the November 2017 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Burlington2017>[http://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/EResults//2017/2017%20General%20Summary.pdf November 7, 2017 General Election Summary Report Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224211508/http://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/EResults//2017/2017%20General%20Summary.pdf |date=December 24, 2019 }}, [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 16, 2017. Accessed January 1, 2018.</ref>

In January 2017, the Township Committee selected Azunnah C. Amutah from three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to assume the term expiring in December 2017 that had been held by Barbara Perkins, who resigned from office in December 2016.<ref>[http://edgewaterpark-nj.com/linked/1-17-2017_agenda_public.pdf Township Committee Agenda January 17, 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062321/http://edgewaterpark-nj.com/linked/1-17-2017_agenda_public.pdf |date=February 27, 2017 }}, Edgewater Park, New Jersey. Accessed February 25, 2017. "Per N.J.S.A. 40A: 16-1 Et. Seq., Appointment of Vacancy to fill the unexpired term of Barbara Perkins; Committeewoman Perkins resignation was effective December 31, 2017."</ref>

Brett V. Evans is the Police Chief of the Edgewater Park Township Police Department.<ref name=PoliceChief/>