Editing Wenonah, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Wenonah is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 of 564 municipalities 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 a mayor and a 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. 19.</ref> The borough form of government used by Wenonah 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>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed December 1, 2024.</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}}, Wenonah's mayor is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Jessica S. Doheny, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the Wenonah Borough Council are Council President Jaclyn Graves (D, 2025), Jonathan Barbato (D, 2026) Daniel Cox (D, 2027), Anthony J. Fini (D, 2026), Jeanne Grigri (D, 2025) and Alex Pozza ([[Independent politician|I]], 2027).<ref name=MayorandCouncil>[https://boroughofwenonah.com/government/mayor-borough-council/ Mayor and Borough Council information page], Borough of Wenonah. Accessed January 26, 2025. "The Borough of Wenonah is governed by a Mayor and six Borough Council Members. The Mayor is elected at large and serves a term of four years and until his successor shall have qualified.... The Borough Council consists of six Members, usually elected at large, and the Council Members serve a term of three years and until their successors shall have qualified. Their terms are arranged so that the terms of two Council Members shall expire at the end of each year."</ref><ref>[https://boroughofwenonah.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Wenonah-2024-Adopted-Budget.pdf 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Wenonah. Accessed January 26, 2025.</ref><ref name=GloucesterDirectory>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7330/2024-Directory?bidId= ''Gloucester County 2024 Official Directory''], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Gloucester/122580/web.345435/#/summary General Election November 5, 2024 Unofficial Results], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]], updated November 18, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Gloucester/118787/web.317647/#/summary General Election November 7, 2023 Unofficial Results], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]], November 20, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Gloucester/115746/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Summary Report Unofficial Results], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]] Clerk, November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

In May 2016, the borough council selected Daniel Cox to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2018 that had been held by John F. Howard until his death the previous month.<ref>[http://boroughofwenonah.com/images/stories/PDF/AgendasMinutes/2016/minutes052616.pdf Council Minutes - Business Meeting May 26, 2016], Borough of Wenonah. Accessed July 6, 2016.</ref><ref>Staff. [http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/southjerseytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=179760418 "Obituary: John Howard"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', April 27, 2016. Accessed July 6, 2016.</ref>