Editing Little Silver, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Little Silver is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<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 borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms 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]], March 2013, p. 63.</ref> The borough form of government used by Little Silver is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, the [[mayor]] of Little Silver is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Robert C. Neff Jr., whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Kevin J. Brennan (R, 2026), Christopher M. Faherty (R, 2026), Donald S. Galante (R, 2025), Elizabeth Giblin (R, 2025; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Christian M. Smith (R, 2027) and Laurette Villardi (R, 2027).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.littlesilver.org/215/Mayor-Council Mayor and Borough Council], Borough of Little Silver. Accessed January 29, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.littlesilver.org/DocumentCenter/View/441/2024-Adopted-Budget#page=15 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Little Silver. Accessed January 29, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/122857/web.345435/#/summary November 5, 2024 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated December 16, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/119047/web.317647/#/summary November 8, 2023 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated January 18, 2024. Accessed January 22, 2024.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/116246/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated December 27, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

The borough council selected Elizabeth Giblin in September 2024 to fill the seat expiring in December 2025 that had been vacated by Doug Christensen after he announced that he was moving out of the borough. Giblin will serve on an interim basis until the November 2025 general election, when a candidate will be chosen to serve the remainder of the term of office.<ref>[https://www.littlesilver.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09162024-100 Borough Council Meeting Minutes for September 16, 2024], Borough of Little Silver. Accessed January 29, 2025. "Mayor Neff said the first step would be to accept the resignation of Councilman Doug Christensen. Resolution: Accepting the resignation of Councilman Doug Christensen. (R#24-137)... Nominate to fill the vacancy of the Little Silver Borough Council as per New Jersey Section, 40A:16-11... It was decided by Mrs. Giblin to be sworn in at the next meeting."</ref>

In March 2016, the borough council selected Corinne Thygeson from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that had been held by Stuart W. Van Winkle that became vacant upon his resignation; Thygeson will serve on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election, when voters will select a candidate to fill the balance of the term.<ref>[http://www.littlesilver.org/ls/Mayor%20%26%20Council/Meeting%20Minutes/Council%20Meeting%20Minutes%20March%2021,%202016.pdf Minutes of the Regular Meeting March 21, 2016], Borough of Little Silver. Accessed July 15, 2016. "Dane Mihlon moved to appoint Corinne Thygeson to fill the unexpired term of Stuart Van Winkle... Motion Carried"</ref>

In January 2015, the borough council selected Glenn Talavera to fill the vacant seat expiring December 2015 of Richard J. "Rick" Scott, who resigned from office as work obligations will have him out of the borough.<ref>[http://www.littlesilver.org/ls/Borough%20Newsletter/Borough%20Newsletter%20February%202015.pdf "Message From Mayor Neff"], ''Little Silver Newsletter'', February 2015, Volume MMXV, Issue 2. Accessed July 14, 2015. "In addition, we had a new face on the dais in January. Councilman Rick Scott, M.D., resigned late last year because of new job responsibilities in Chicago. ... Taking his place is Glenn Talavera."</ref>

In September 2011, following the death of mayor Suzanne Castleman in July 2011, Robert Neff was appointed to fill the vacant mayoral seat, while Donald Galante, a former member of the borough council, was appointed to fill Neff's vacant council seat.<ref>Dalton, Kristen. [http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2011-10-06/Front_Page/Galante_fills_Little_Silver_council_vacancy.html "Galante fills Little Silver council vacancy: Former councilman returns to fill unexpired term through 2012"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415160113/http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2011-10-06/Front_Page/Galante_fills_Little_Silver_council_vacancy.html |date=2012-04-15 }}, ''The Hub'', October 6, 2011. Accessed November 2, 2011. "Borough Council members appointed former Councilman Donald Galante to fill the remainder of the council term vacated by Robert Neff, who was appointed mayor to succeed Suzanne Castleman who passed away in July."</ref>

Little Silver is a participating municipality in an initiative to study regionalizing their municipal police force with one or more municipalities. The borough received a grant from the [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]] in the amount of $40,950 along with the Boroughs of [[Fair Haven, New Jersey|Fair Haven]], [[Oceanport, New Jersey|Oceanport]], [[Shrewsbury, New Jersey|Shrewsbury]] and [[Rumson, New Jersey|Rumson]] to hire professional consultants to conduct the study on their behalf. A report delivered in July 2008 recommended that Fair Haven, Little Silver and Rumson should consider a network of shared police services, with consideration of inclusion of Oceanport and Shrewsbury deferred to a second phase.<ref>O'Donnell, Jenna. [http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2008-07-17/front_page/002.html "Study recommends towns share police services; Consultants: Law enforcement can be regionalized"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130124091528/http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2008-07-17/front_page/002.html |date=2013-01-24 }}, ''the hub'', July 17, 2008. Accessed August 6, 2012. "A feasibility study of shared police services among Rumson, Fair Haven and Little Silver suggests that the three towns pool resources in six areas, including criminal investigation and communications. The findings of the Two River Regional Police Study Group by Eatontown-based Patriot Consulting Group were presented to officials and residents of the three boroughs during a meeting held at Little Silver Borough Hall on July 9. ... The group was founded by the elected officials of the three towns, along with the boroughs of Oceanport and Shrewsbury, in 2007 for the purpose of assessing the feasibility of sharing and possibly regionalizing their five municipal police departments into on regional department, the release states. ... O'Scanlon, a Little Silver councilman at the time, said then that the study would proceed with only Little Silver, Fair Haven and Rumson, but that Oceanport and Shrewsbury might join at a later date. "</ref>