Editing Island Heights, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Island Heights is governed under the [[Faulkner Act]] form of municipal government, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, within the [[Faulkner Act (small municipality)|Small Municipality]] (Plan A), enacted by direct petition as of July 1, 1974.<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=2013-10-12 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 16, 2013.</ref> The borough is one of 18 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government, which is available to municipalities with a population below 12,000 at the time of adoption.<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 six-member Borough Council, whose members are elected in [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] elections held as part of the November general election. The mayor is directly elected to a four-year term of office. Councilmembers serve three-year terms of office 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]]. p. 53.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=14 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 14. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> As the result of an ordinance passed unanimously by the borough council in July 2011, the borough shifted its nonpartisan elections from May to November.<ref>[http://www.islandheightsboro.com/newsletters/2011/Newsletter110719.doc Mayor and Council Newsletter], Borough of Island Heights, July 19, 2011. Accessed January 23, 2015. "After first reading and introduction of Ordinance 2011 – 09, the Mayor and Council Members unanimously approved an ordinance to change the regular municipal elections currently held in May to the general election date in November."</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the [[Mayor]] of Island Heights Borough is E. Steve Doyle, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2026. Borough Council members are Council President Rolf Weber (2027), Robert Baxter (2025), Alan Fumo (2025), Brian Gabriel (2026), Lynn Pendleton (2026) and Sandi Healy (2027).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://islandheightsborough.gov/elected/ Mayor and Council], Borough of Island Heights. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://islandheightsborough.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-Adopted-Budget-Final.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Island Heights. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref><ref name=OceanProfile>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/frmGovDirPage.aspx?ID=215 Borough of Island Heights], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref><ref name=OceanOfficials>[https://co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/70fc90f8-5e4e-4454-a3c1-8ca3d0911f87.pdf ''2024 Ocean County & Municipal Elected Officials''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated April 2, 2024. Accessed April 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=Ocean2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/119025/web.317647/#/summary General Election Results November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Ocean2022>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/9a46d949-75d5-448a-8190-dbcefcb2a739.pdf 2022 General Election Official Results November 8, 2022], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Ocean2021>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/07aecb2a-f6ce-4ef4-a6c3-7b7546fc9e3f.pdf 2021 General Election Official Results], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In May 2019, Lynn Pendleton was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Sean Asay until he resigned from office.<ref>[http://islandheightsboro.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Newsletter190514.pdf Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes for May 14, 2019], Borough of Island Heights. Accessed February 24, 2020. "Resolution 2019-103 Accepting the Resignation of Sean Asay... Resolution 2019-105 Appointing Lynn Pendleton to fill the unexpired term of Councilman Sean Asay"</ref> Pendeton was elected in the November 2019 general election to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Ocean2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/98863/web/#/summary 2019 General Election Official Results November 5, 2019], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

Brian Taboada, who had been serving a term ending in December 2014, announced at an August 2013 council meeting that he would be stepping down from office to focus on school obligations.<ref>[http://www.islandheightsboro.com/newsletters/2013/Newsletter130820.pdf Mayor and Council Newsletter - Council Meeting], Borough of Island Heights, August 20, 2013. Accessed October 16, 2013. "Council Member Brian Taboada stated it is with great regrets that he informs the borough of his resignation from the Island Heights borough council."</ref>

====Emergency services====
The borough is protected by the Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company, which was established in 1895 and the Island Height Volunteer First Aid Squad established in 1950.<ref>[http://www.ihvfc.com/history.html History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629203025/http://www.ihvfc.com/history.html |date=June 29, 2016 }}, Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company Station 53. Accessed July 26, 2016. "The Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 was organized on February 14th, 1895 by a group of residents who realized the need for fire protection in the community."</ref>