Editing Eastampton Township, New Jersey (section)

=== Local government ===
Eastampton Township is governed the [[Faulkner Act]] (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the [[Faulkner Act (council–manager)|Council-Manager]] system of municipal government (Plan E), implemented based on the recommendations of a [[Charter Study Commission]] as of January 1, 1983.<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 residents of Eastampton adopted the council–manager form of New Jersey municipal government based on a referendum passed in 1982.<ref>Ridgway, Jeanne. [http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20061019/SPECIAL20/610190366/Eastampton-Riding-into-history "Eastampton: Riding into history"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', October 18, 2006. Accessed August 15, 2013. "1982: The residents of Eastampton adopt the council-manager form of government."</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''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Eastampton Township Council is comprised of five members elected [[at-large]] in partisan elections to staggered four-year terms of office, with either two or three seats coming up for election in even-numbered years as part of the November general election. The mayor and deputy mayor are selected by the council from among its members at a reorganization meeting held each year during the first week of January. The mayor coordinates the work of the council, chairs council meetings and is the township's public representative. The mayor also signs all contracts and obligations of the Township and is empowered to perform marriages.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 43.</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"], p. 12. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.eastampton.com/bc-township-council Township Council], Eastampton Township. Accessed April 24, 2023. "Eastampton Township is governed by the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Council-Manager system of municipal government (Plan E), implemented based on the recommendation of a Charter Study Commission as of January 1, 1983.  The residents of Eastampton adopted the Council-Manager form of New Jersey municipal government based on a referendum passed in 1982.  The Eastampton Township Council consists of five members elected at-large in partisan elections to staggered four-year terms of office, with either two or three seats coming up for election on a staggered basis in even years as part of the November general election.  The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are selected by the Council from among its members at a reorganization meeting held each year during the first week of January." Note that text appears to mirror the content of this Wikipedia article.</ref><ref>[https://ecode360.com/14022589 Township Code - Article III Mayor], Eastampton Township. Accessed February 20, 2020. "§ 5-8 Election of Mayor. At the annual reorganization held during the first week of January, the members elect of the Township Council shall assemble at the usual place of meeting of the governing body of the municipality and organize and elect one of their number as Mayor.... § 5-9 Election of Deputy Mayor. At the annual reorganization held during the first week of January, the members elect of the Township Council shall assemble at the usual place of meeting of the governing body of the municipality and select one of their number as Deputy Mayor."</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, members of the Eastampton Township Council are [[Mayor]] Robert Apgar ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term on council ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends December 31, 2023), Deputy Mayor Dominic F. Santillo (D, term on council ends 2026; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Ricardo J. Rodriguez (D, 2026), Gerald "Jay" Springer (D, 2024) and Anthony Zeno (D, 2024).<ref name=Council>[https://www.eastampton.com/bc-township-council/page/council-bios Council Bios], Eastampton Township. Accessed April 24, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.eastampton.com/sites/default/files/fileattachments/finance/page/2301/adpopted_budget_2022.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Eastampton Township. Accessed July 5, 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=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>