Editing Holland Township, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Holland Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form.<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. 103.</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.<ref>[https://www.hollandtownshipnj.gov/form-of-government Form of Government], Holland Township. Accessed May 4, 2023. "Voters Elect: Township Committee 5 members, elected at-large. Staggered, 3 year terms. Partisan. Organization Of Governing Body: First week in January. Mayor: Elected by Township Committee for 1 year term.".</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, members of the Holland Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Daniel T. Bush ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Scott M. Wilhelm (R, term on committee ends 2025; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Lisa Pezzano Mickey (R, 2023), Robert H. Thurgarland (R, 2025) and Duane C. Young (R, 2023; elected to serve an unexpired term).<ref name=Committee>[https://www.hollandtownshipnj.gov/callisto-pages/township-committee Township Committee], Holland Township. Accessed May 4, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.hollandtownshipnj.gov/images/Financial/2023-Adopted-Budget.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Holland Township. Accessed May 4, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonPage>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/914/Holland-Township Township of Holland], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 4, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonDirectory>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/5487/2022-Hunterdon-County-and-Municipal-Officials-Directory-PDF#page=73 ''2022 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2022>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/9118/G2022-Official-SOV-PDF Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2022, General Election], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2021>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/6226/2021-General-Election-Official-Results-by-Municipality-PDF November 2, 2021 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 12, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2020>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8592/2020-Official-General-Election-Results-Municipality-PDF November 3, 2020 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

In January 2022, the Township Council appointed Duane Young to fill the seat that expires in December 2022 that had been held by Ray Krov until his resignation that became effective earlier that month.<ref>[https://www.hollandtownshipnj.gov/images/TC-agendas/2022/TC-minutes011822.pdf Township Council Meeting Minutes for January 18, 2022], Township of Holland. Accessed July 18, 2022. "Mr. Thurgarland moved and Mr. Wilhelm seconded the motion to adopt the following Resolution electing Duane Young to fill the vacancy left with the resignation of Ray Krov... -Mayor Bush swears in newly elected Committeeman Duane Young"</ref> Young served on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when he was chosen to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Hunterdon2022/>

In April 2019, the Township Committee selected Lisa Mickey from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to the fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Thomas Scheibener until he resigned from office earlier that month.<ref>[http://hollandtownshipnj.gov/images/TC-agendas/2019/TC-minutes041619.pdf Meeting Minutes for April 16, 2019], Holland Township. Accessed November 19, 2019. "On April 3, 2019, Clerk Miller sent a letter to Holland Township Municipal Committee Chair Lisa Mickey informing her of the vacancy.... Mr. Bush moved and Mr. Krov seconded the motion to appoint Lisa Pezzano Mickey to fill the unexpired term of Thomas Scheibener effective until the election results of the November 5, 2019 are certified by Hunterdon County Clerk, Mary Melfi.... Attorney Matthew Lyons administered the Oath of Office to Ms. Lisa Mickey."</ref>

In March 2016, the Township Committee selected Robert Thurgarland from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the term expiring December 2016 of Tony Roselle, who had resigned from office the previous month.<ref>[http://www.hollandtownshipnj.gov/images/TC-agendas/2016/TC-minutes030116.pdf Township Council Minutes March 1, 2016], Holland Township. Accessed July 10, 2016. "Whereas, on January 21, 2016, the written resignation, stating the effective date to be February 4, 2016, of Anthony Roselle as member of the Township Committee of this Township was filed with the Municipal Clerk of this Township, and by operation of N.J.S.A. 40A:16-3 a vacancy in the office of Township Committee member thereupon occurred... Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, by the Township Committee of the Township of Holland, in the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey, [by the majority vote of its remaining members] that Robert Thurgarland be, and hereby is, appointed to fill the vacancy in the office of member of this Township Committee created by the resignation of Anthony Roselle, to take office and to serve as specified in N.J.S.A. 40A:16-21."</ref>