Editing Hope Township, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Hope 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 governing body is comprised of a three-member Township Committee, whose members are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat 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 and another as Deputy Mayor, each serving in that role for one year.

{{As of|2022}}, the Hope Township Committee is comprised of [[Mayor]] Timothy C. McDonough ([[Independent politician|I]], term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2022), Deputy Mayor C. John Kruk ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2022) and Terry Urfer (R, 2023).<ref name=Directory>[https://www.hopetwp-nj.us/directory-of-officials Directory of Officials], Hope Township. Accessed February 28, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.hopetwp-nj.us/s/user-friendly-budget-1.xlsm 2021 Municipal User Friendly Budget], Hope Township. Accessed February 28, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.warrencountyvotes.com/home/showpublisheddocument/3284/637729175316070000 Summary Results Report 2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results], Warren County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Warren2020>[https://www.warrencountyvotes.com/home/showpublisheddocument/2484/637648299297000000 Warren County 2020 General Election November 20, 2020 Official Results], Warren County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Warren2019>[https://www.warrencountyvotes.com/home/showpublisheddocument/2470/637642013517370000 General Election November 5, 2019, Warren County Official Tally], [[Warren County, New Jersey]], updated November 12, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

Constitutional officers are township clerk, Robin Keggan; [[chief financial officer]], Kathleen Reinalda; [[tax collector]], Stephen Lance; and tax assessor, Richard Motyka.<ref name=Directory/>