Editing Delran Township, New Jersey (section)

=== Local government ===
Delran Township is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]] (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] system of municipal government (Plan D), implemented based on the recommendations of a [[Charter Study Commission]] as of July 1, 1972.<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 November 25, 2013.</ref> The township is one of 71 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 five-member Township Council, all of whom are elected to staggered four-year terms on a partisan basis as part of the November general election in even-numbered years. The Township Council includes three members elected to represent [[Ward (United States)|wards]] and two elected [[at-large]]. Terms for the mayor and council are staggered, with the three ward seats up for vote together and the two at-large and mayoral seats expiring two years later.<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=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> Beginning in 2010, elections for Mayor and Council were shifted from non-partisan to partisan.<ref>Rao, Maya. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20131125181507/http://articles.philly.com/2009-08-12/news/25276057_1_election-dates-nonpartisan-elections-turnout "Delran eyes fall elections A referendum will ask voters to consider moving elections and making them partisan."]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 12, 2009. Accessed November 25, 2013. "Delran residents will vote this fall on whether to move their municipal elections from May to November, the Township Council decided last night.... In a meeting yesterday, the Township Council voted to create a November referendum question about switching to partisan elections. The change to November elections would save the municipality money and increase voter participation, officials said."</ref><ref>McHale, Todd. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BURB&p_multi=WBCB&p_theme=burb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12BF0400EAC43248&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Delran resident challenges change"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', November 8, 2009. Accessed November 25, 2013. "Delran's special question to change its election date from May to November is facing a legal challenge by a resident. Robert Rambow has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the change because it would extend the terms of the Township Council."</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the Mayor of Delran Township, New Jersey is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Gary Catrambone, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. Members of the Delran Township Council are Council President Tyler Burrell (at-large; 2024), Council Vice President Thomas A. Lyon (Ward 2; 2026), Nikki Apeadu (Ward 1; 2026), Lynn Jeney (at-large, 2024) and Marlowe Smith (Ward 3; 2026).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.delrantownship.org/person-category/elected-officials/ Elected Officials], Delran Township. Accessed April 24, 2023. "Delran is organized under the Optional Municipal Charter Law as a Mayor-Council form of government conducted every two years. The governing body consists of five members with three elected to represent their wards. The terms are four-year staggered terms. The Mayor and the remaining two members of the governing body are elected at large for four-year terms."</ref><ref>[https://www.delrantownship.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2022-Municipal-Budget.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Delran Township. Accessed June 23, 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>

The township council appointed Marlowe Smith in January 2021 from the three nominees submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the Ward 3 seat expiring in December 2022 that became vacant after Michael Mormando resigned the previous month.<ref>[https://www.delrantownship.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/01122021-Work-Session-Minutes.pdf Township Council Work Session Meeting Minutes for January 12, 2021], Delran Township. Accessed June 23, 2022. "Appointment Of Marlowe Smith To Temporarily Fill Vacancy On Township Council Due To The Resignation Of Ward 3 Councilman Michael Mormando: Whereas, Councilman Michael Mormando has resigned his position as Ward 3 Councilman for the Township of Delran effective December 31, 2020... Now therefore, be it resolved that the Township Council of the Township of Delran hereby appoints Marlowe Smith to temporarily fill the vacancy of the Ward 3 Council seat until the seat is filled as required by law."</ref> Smith served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Burlington2021/>

In February 2019, the Township Council selected Thomas Lyon from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the Ward 2 seat expiring in December 2022 that was vacated by Dan O'Connell when he was selected to fill a vacant seat on the Burlington County [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of Chosen Freeholders]] the previous month; Lyon served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when he was elected to fill the remaining three years of the term of office.<ref>Broadt, Lisa. [https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20190206/delran-appoints-replacement-to-ward-2-seat "Delran appoints replacement to Ward 2 seat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207022612/https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20190206/delran-appoints-replacement-to-ward-2-seat |date=February 7, 2019 }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', February 6, 2019. Accessed September 16, 2019. "Democrat Thomas Lyon will temporarily fill the Ward 2 seat vacated by Dan O’Connell, following a unanimous council vote Tuesday night. Lyon's appointment lasts until November, when the Ward 2 seat will be up for election. The winner of that contest will fill out the remaining three years of O’Connell's term."</ref><ref name=Burlington2019>[https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/ElectionArchive//2019//Summary%20Report_OFFICIAL_R_w_ADD.pdf November 5, 2019 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 16, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

====Fire department====<!--Anchor from Redirect, [Delran Fire Department]. -->
The Delran Fire Department has two volunteer fire stations in the township, Station No. 1 (founded in April 1916) and No. 2 (formed in 1928). The rescue operations are coordinated by supervisors, and carried out with equipped vehicles in the stations. The two stations originated in the early twentieth century, during the development of the township.<ref>[https://www.delrantownship.org/fire-department/ Fire Department], Delran Township. Accessed March 23, 2020.</ref> The station has about 35 active members and an emergency response that responds to fire with more than 600 calls a year.