Editing West Wildwood, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
West Wildwood has been governed under the [[Walsh Act]] form of New Jersey municipal government since 1964. The borough is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the [[City commission government|commission form of government]].<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 three commissioners, who are elected [[at-large]] on a [[Non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis to serve concurrent four-year terms of office as part of the November general election. At a reorganization meeting conducted after each election, the commission selects one of its members to serve as mayor and designates for each commissioner an assigned department to oversee.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 8.</ref><ref>[http://www.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/MFMG/MFMGCH4.PDF "The Commission Form of Municipal Government"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605155532/http://www.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/MFMG/MFMGCH4.PDF |date=2015-06-05 }}, p. 53. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=8 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 8. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://westwildwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/West-Wildwood-2017-Audit.pdf 2017 Annual Audit], Borough of West Cape May. Accessed March 13, 2020. "The Borough is governed by an elected, three member commission form of government, with the Mayor appointed annually by the commission members. The commission consists of three individuals serving concurrent four year terms."</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, members of the West Wildwood Borough Board of Commissioners are 
[[Mayor]] Matthew J. Ksiazek (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property), 
John J. Banning (Commissioner of Public Safety and Public Affairs), 
Joseph D. Segrest (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance), all serving concurrent terms of office ending December 31, 2024.<ref name=Officials>[http://westwildwood.org/officials/ Officials], Borough of West Wildwood. Accessed August 24, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://westwildwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0513_certifiedadoptbudget_2023.pdf#page=14 2023 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of West Wildwood. Accessed August 24, 2023.</ref><ref name=CapeMayOfficials>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2023-All-Elected-Officials-INTERNET-July.pdf 2023 County & Municipal Elected Officials Cape May County, NJ -- July 2023], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], August 3, 2023. Accessed August 23, 2023.</ref><ref name=CapeMay2020>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-Successful-General-Candidates.pdf 2020 General Election Successful Candidates], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], updated December 4, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

In June 2019, Cornelius J. Maxwell (who had been serving as Commissioner of Revenue and Finance) resigned from office, citing personal reasons. The meeting where Maxwell resigned was the first following the disclosure of ethics fines of nearly $25,000—the largest in state history by the board—that had been assessed by the Local Finance Board against Mayor Fox relating to his actions on behalf of Police Chief Jacqueline Ferentz.<ref>Brunetti, Michelle. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/west-wildwood-commissioner-resigns-in-wake-of-mayor-s-ethics/article_718ed039-672d-5e82-abe6-cd21bf2cdeb2.html "West Wildwood commissioner resigns in wake of mayor's ethics troubles"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', June 6, 2019. Accessed October 28, 2019. "At the first Borough Commission meeting since Mayor Chris Fox’s $24,900 in state ethics fines became public and he lost his job as administrator in a nearby town, borough officials announced Commissioner Cornelius Maxwell had resigned."</ref> In November 2019, Amy Korbellis was elected to fill the vacant seat.<ref name=CapeMay2019>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Successful-Candidates-Complete-WEB-1.pdf Cape May County 2019 General Election Successful Candidates], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], updated November 18, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://987thecoast.com/local-news/west-wildwood-adds-korobellis-to-commission/ "West Wildwood Adds Korobellis To Commission"], [[WCZT]], November 14, 2019. Accessed March 13, 2020. "West Wildwood has a new member on its Borough Commission. Amy Korobellis was sworn in to office during a ceremony on Thursday. Korobellis was the top vote getter in this month’s election to fill the unexpired term of Cornelius Maxwell, who quit in June."</ref>

In the same May 2012 election in which the three incumbent commissioners were elected, the voters approved a ballot question shifting elections from May to November, extending the terms of the three elected commissioners by an additional six months, with the next municipal election taking place in November 2016.<ref>Gilfillian, Trudi. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/west-wildwood-elects-scott-golden-christopher-fox-and-cornelius-maxwell/article_f020360a-997d-11e1-a08a-001a4bcf887a.html "West Wildwood elects Scott Golden, Christopher Fox and Cornelius Maxwell"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', May 8, 2012. Accessed January 12, 2015. "According to unofficial election results, 263 people voted in favor of switching the election to November, a move many towns have taken to save money, while 45 voted against the switch. That means the next election here will be in November 2016."</ref>