Editing Shamong Township, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
[[File:Shamong Township, NJ muncipal building, Sept 2022.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Shamong Township municipal building]]
Shamong 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 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 held each January, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

{{As of|2023}}, members of the Shamong Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Michael S. DiCroce ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee ends December 31, 2025; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Martin D. Mozitis (R, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2023), Neil R. Wilkinson (R, 2025), Brian Woods (2024) and Chris Zehnder (2024).<ref name=Officials>[https://www.shamong.net/index.asp?SEC=6BF5A235-C2A5-4B37-8768-31A3B9A94F59&Type=B_LIST Mayor and Township Committee], Shamong Township. Accessed April 25, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.shamong.net/vertical/sites/%7B23FE350B-4C74-4538-8594-9B75E8AB3E35%7D/uploads/0332_certifiedadoptbudget_2022_-_signed_by_state_of_NJ.pdf#page=15 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Shamong Township. Accessed August 29, 2022.</ref><ref name=Burlington2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Burlington/116176/web.307039/#/summary November 8, 2022 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 29, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Burlington2021>[https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/ElectionArchive//2021/General//2021_G_OFFICIAL_Summary.pdf November 2, 2021 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Burlington2020>[https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/ElectionArchive//2020//2020_GEN_Official_Summary_Report.pdf November 3, 2020 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 23, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

Township Committee member Chris Norman left office in January 2012, citing potential conflicts of interest in his employment with a law firm that does business with the township<ref>Tait III, Adam. [http://www.southjerseylocalnews.com/articles/2012/01/30/medford_central_record/news/doc4f26fd4e9b0c7165411078.txt "Norman steps down from Shamong Township Committee, citing conflict of interest with new position"], ''Medford Central Record'', January 30, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2013. "Committeeman Chris Norman resigned his seat on Jan. 17. The move was made necessary because Norman's new position as an attorney with the firm of Raymond, Coleman and Heinold, would have been a conflict of interest, as that firm represents Shamong in legal matters."</ref> and was replaced by Tim Gimbel on an interim basis before Gimbel won election in November 2012 to serve the balance of Norman's term ending December 2013.<ref name=Burlington2012>[http://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/EResults//2012/2012%20General%20Election%20Summary.pdf#page=12 November 6, 2012 Summary Report Burlington County Amended Official Results], Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed December 1, 2013.</ref><ref>Tait, Adam III. [http://www.southjerseylocalnews.com/articles/2012/02/21/medford_central_record/news/doc4f428930a31e1828047477.txt "Shamong swears new committeeman"], ''Journal Register News'', February 21, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2013. "Tim Gimbel was sworn in as the township's newest committeeman at the group's last meeting. Gimbel was chosen from among three candidates for the all-Republican board, with the oath of office administered by Solicitor Douglas Heinold."</ref>

====Emergency services====
Law enforcement in the township is provided from the [[New Jersey State Police]] barracks in [[Southampton Township, New Jersey|Southampton Township]].<ref>[https://www.shamong.net/index.asp?SEC=6E08BB38-CEFE-41A4-BC72-C96C05AC2CFB&Type=B_BASIC New Jersey State Police], Shamong Township. Accessed April 25, 2023. "Shamong Township Police services are provided by the New Jersey State Police. The Troop 'C' Red Lion Station which is located on U.S. Route 206 in Southampton, NJ."</ref>

Fire Coverage is provided by Indian Mills Volunteer Fire Company located at 48 Willow Grove Road.