Editing Northfield, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Northfield operates under the [[City (New Jersey)|City]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 15 municipalities (of the 564) statewide. Under this form of government, the council functions as a legislative body: it passes ordinances and approves the appointments of the mayor. The mayor, as executive, is responsible for administrative functions and appointment of all officials.<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 mayor and a city council who are chosen in partisan elections held as part of the November general election. The mayor serves a four-year term of office. The City Council includes seven members, with one member elected at-large to a four-year term in office and six who are elected from [[Ward (United States)|wards]] to three-year terms on a staggered basis with two seats up for election each year.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 13.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=4 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 4. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the [[Mayor]] of Northfield is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Erland V.L. Chau, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the City Council are Council President Tom Polistina (R, 2023; 2nd Ward), Carolyn Bucci (R, 2024; 2nd Ward), Renee Carfagno (R, 2025; 1st Ward), Gregory Dewees (R, 2025; At Large), Eric Leeds (R, 2025; 2nd Ward), David Notaro (R, 2023; 1st Ward) and Brian L. Smith (R, 2024; 1st Ward).<ref name=Council>[https://www.cityofnorthfield.org/government/council.asp Northfield City Council], City of Northfield. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.cityofnorthfield.org/pdf_files/2023%20Adopted%20Budget.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], City of Northfield. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Govt>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/county-government/municipalities.asp#northfield Municipal Government], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2022>[https://www.atlanticcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-General-Election-Results-Amended-v.1.pdf 2022 General Election Results - Amended], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]] Clerk, updated December 5, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/111509/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]], updated January 4, 2022. Accessed February 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/107166/web.264614/#/summary November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]], update January 4, 2021. Accessed February 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/99000/web/#/summary General Election Results - November 5, 2019], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]], updated November 19, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

After Gregory Dewees took office in January 2022 in the At Large seat, the City Council appointed Eric Leeds to fill the Second Ward seat expiring in December 2022 that Dewees had previously held.<ref>[https://ocnjsentinel.com/bucci-leeds-join-northfield-city-council-dewees-changes-seats/ "Bucci, Leeds join Northfield City Council; Dewees changes seats"], ''Ocean City Sentinel'', January 19, 2022. Accessed July 30, 2022. "Councilmen Brian Smith and Greg Dewees also were sworn in Tuesday. Smith won a second-straight term uncontested and Dewees defeated Frank Perri for the at-large seat in the election Nov. 2.... Dewees won re-election to his Ward II seat in 2019 and had one year remaining. The unexpired term was filled by the appointment of Leeds, 55, who grew up in Egg Harbor Township and attended Oakcrest High School."</ref>

In the November 2014 general election, Republican Erland Chau was chosen to fill the balance of the mayoral seat expiring December 31, 2015. Jerry McGee had been appointed by the council in February 2014 to fill the seat on an interim basis after Democrat [[Vince Mazzeo]] had resigned to take a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly.<ref>Marino, Suzzane. [http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/mainland-/news/58905-northfield-voters-go-republican.html "Northfield voters go Republican"], ''The Current'', November 5, 2014. Accessed February 8, 2015. "Erland Chau is the new mayor in Northfield outpacing challenger Paul Utts 1,353 to 986. He takes over as soon as he can be sworn in and current Northfield Mayor Jerry McGee's term in office will end as he was appointed to fill the mayor's seat since February after former Mayor Vince Mazzeo began his term in the New Jersey Assembly."</ref> The city council chose Jeff Lischin in December 2014 to fill the vacant council seat of Erland Chau expiring in December 2016. Lischin will serve on an interim basis until the November 2015 general election, at which time the voters will select a candidate to serve the balance of the unexpired term.<ref>Schenk, Craig D. [http://www.ocsentinel.com/news/lischin-appointed-to-northfield-city-council/article_b7c9b8c4-8153-11e4-a0c0-0396f5fcb8a5.html?TNNoMobile "Lischin appointed to Northfield City Council"], ''Ocean City Sentinel'', December 11, 2014. Accessed February 8, 2015. "City Council has chosen real estate agent Jeff Lischin to replace Erland Chau representing the city's 1st Ward after Chau was elected mayor in November. Lischin, 45, and his wife, Margot, have two children who attend Northfield Community Middle School. He will serve until November, when he would have to seek re-election to the final year of the unexpired term. The winner of that election would serve until Dec. 31, 2016, when the victor in the 2016 election assumes the seat for a full three-year term."</ref> In November 2015, Lischin was elected to serve the balance of the term.<ref name=Atlantic2015>[http://www.aclink.org/elections/results_11_15/2015%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf General Election November 3, 2015 Official Results], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed June 14, 2016.</ref>