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===Local government=== [[Image:7.16.08BrielleHallByLuigiNovi1.jpg|thumb|left|Brielle Borough Hall, at the corner of Union Avenue and Union Lane]] Brielle is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 (of the 564) municipalities statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<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 a mayor and a 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 includes 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. 58.</ref> The borough form of government used by Brielle 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>[https://www.briellenj.gov/mayor-council/pages/form-government Form of Government], Borough of Brielle. Accessed May 20, 2024. "Brielle operates under a municipal form of government composed of six council members and a mayor, all elected directly by the voters. Council members are elected to three year terms. Each year two seats are up for election. The mayor is elected to a four-year term."</ref><ref>Cerra, Michael F. [https://www.njlm.org/809/3982/Forms-of-Govt-Magazine-Article "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</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|2025}}, the [[mayor]] of the Borough of Brielle is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Frank A. Garruzzo, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Brielle Borough Council are Eliot Colon (R, 2027), Michael A. Gianforte (R, 2025), Cort W. Gorham (R, 2025), Paul K. Nolan (R, 2027), Timothy A. Shaak (R, 2026) and John V. Visceglia (R, 2026).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.briellenj.gov/mayor-council Mayor and Council], Borough of Brielle. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.briellenj.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif2856/f/uploads/2024_budget.pdf 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Brielle. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/122857/web.345435/#/summary November 5, 2024 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated December 16, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/119047/web.317647/#/summary November 8, 2023 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated January 18, 2024. Accessed January 22, 2024.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/116246/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated December 27, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref> Eliot Colon was appointed to fill the term expiring in December 2024 that became vacant after Frank A. Garruzzo stepped down to take office as mayor in January 2024.<ref>Rossics, Anthony. [https://starnewsgroup.com/2024/11/07/council-and-board-of-education-races-uncontested/ "Council and board of education races uncontested"], ''Star News Group'', November 7, 2024. Accessed December 4, 2024. "Colon previously served one year of Mayor Frank Garruzzo’s term, when Garruzzo became mayor in 2023. Colon was appointed to complete the one-year term."</ref>
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