Editing Westampton, New Jersey (section)

=== Local government ===
[[File:Westampton Township, NJ municipal building (2), Dec. 2023.jpg|thumb|left|Westampton Township Municipal Building]]
Westampton Township 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. 38.</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.<ref>[https://www.westamptonnj.gov/mayor-township-committee/pages/form-government Form of Government], Township of Westampton. Accessed April 25, 2023. "Township Committee: 5 members, elected at-large. Staggered, 3 year terms. Partisan. Mayor: Elected by Township Committee for 1 year term at the Annual Reorganization Meeting. The Mayor chairs Committee with voice and vote and is the head of municipal government. The Mayor has all powers vested in Mayor by general law. Committee: The Committee is the legislative body of municipality and has all executive responsibilities of the municipality not placed in office of Mayor."</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, members of the Westampton Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Sandy V. Henley ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2023), Jaime Mungo (D, term on committee and as mayor ends 2023), Nancy A. Burkley ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2024), Odise Carr (D, 2025), Genel Wright (D, 2024; elected to serve an unexpired term).<ref name=Committee>[https://www.westamptonnj.gov/mayor-township-committee Mayor and Township Committee], Township of Westampton. Accessed April 29, 2022. "The Township Committee is comprised of 5 members elected by the public."</ref><ref>[https://www.westamptonnj.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif5171/f/uploads/copy_of_0337_fba_2022.pdf 2022 Municipal User Friendly Budget], Westampton Township. Accessed April 29, 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], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 23, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

Genel Wright was appointed in September 2022 to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that became vacant following the resignation of Anthony DeSilva.<ref>[https://www.westamptonnj.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif5171/f/minutes/09.06.2022.pdf Township Committee Meeting Minutes for September 6, 2022], Township of Westampton. Accessed April 25, 2023. "Mayor Henley gave a speech for Mr. Anthony DeSilva's resignation from the Township Committee.... Ms. Wright was sworn into appointment by the Burlington County Commissioner Allison Eckel as the Democratic Candidate to fill the vacancy of Mr. Anthony DeSilva."</ref> Wright served on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when she was chosen to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Burlington2022/>

In January 2022, the Township Committee chose Odise Carr from a list of three candidates submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2022.<ref>[https://www.westamptonnj.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif5171/f/minutes/1.4.2022_reorg.pdf Reorganization Meeting Minutes for January 4, 2022], Township of Westampton. Accessed April 29, 2022. "Ms. Gibson read a letter from the Democratic Party, which provided the names of three candidates to fill an unexpired term on the Committee. The nominations are Carolyn Chang, Esq., Vernita Jones, and Odise Carr.... Resolution Appointing Committee member to fill unexpired term – Ms. Mungo made a motion to appoint Odise Carr; the motion was seconded by Mr. DeSilva. All voted yes. Mr. Carr was sworn in to fill the unexpired term for one year by Senator Troy Singleton."</ref>

In January 2020, the Township Committee appointed Jaime Mungo to complete the term of office expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Linda A. Hynes until she resigned from office to take a seat on the [[Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders]].<ref>Woolston, George. [https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20200123/westampton-appoints-school-principal-as-new-township-committee-member "Westampton appoints school principal as new township committee member"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', January 23, 2020. Accessed March 10, 2020. "Jaime Mungo, principal of the Florence Riverfront School, was appointed to a one-year unexpired term on the Westampton Township Committee at its meeting on Tuesday. Mungo, a Democrat, replaces Linda Hynes, who was elected to the Burlington County Board of Freeholders in November. Hynes stepped down from her township post at its reorganization meeting at the beginning of the month."</ref>