Editing Audubon, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
[[File:Audubon, NJ municipal building, Nov. 2024.jpg|thumb|right|Audubon Municipal Building]]
Audubon borough operates under the [[Walsh Act]] [[city commission government|commission form]] of New Jersey municipal government. The borough is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this [[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 four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis in elections held as part of the May municipal election. Each commissioner is assigned a specific department to head in addition to their legislative functions and the commissioners select one of their members to serve as mayor.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 28.</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>

{{As of|2024}}, the members of the Board of Commissioners are
[[Mayor]] Robert Jakubowski (Director of Public Works, Parks and Buildings)
Robert Lee (Director of Public Safety & Affairs)
Jeffrey Whitman (Director of Revenue & Finance), all of whom are serving concurrent terms of office that end on May 10, 2025.<ref name=Contact>[https://www.audubonnj.com/5/Content2/350 Contact Us], Borough of Audubon. Accessed April 20, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.audubonnj.com/userfiles/207/my%20files/budget/0401_introbudget_2023.xlsm?id=3689 2023 Municipal User Friendly Budget], Borough of Audubon. Accessed June 7, 2023.</ref><ref name=Camden2021Municipal>[https://www.camdencounty.com/wp-content/elections/Municipal2021/2021_May_Municipal_Unofficial_Results.htm Camden County Unofficial Results May 11, 2021], [[Camden County, New Jersey]], updated May 11, 2021. Accessed June 7, 2023.</ref>

==== Emergency services ====
The Audubon Police Department dates back to 1931, with Police Chief Frank Kelly chosen to lead the borough's first uniformed officers.<ref>[http://audubonpd.com/history.html History], Audubon Police Department. Accessed May 6, 2022.</ref> {{As of|2024}}, the department's chief is Thomas J. Tassi.<ref>[http://audubonpd.com/message.html Message from the Chief], Audubon Police Department. Accessed April 20, 2024.</ref>

The Audubon Fire Department is an all-volunteer unit with 50 members, responding to an average of 300 calls each year in Audubon and portions of surrounding communities, including [[Audubon Park, New Jersey|Audubon Park]], [[Haddon Heights, New Jersey|Haddon Heights]], [[Mount Ephraim, New Jersey|Mount Ephraim]] and [[Oaklyn, New Jersey|Oaklyn]].<ref>[https://audubonfire.com/ Home Page], Audubon Fire Department. Accessed May 6, 2022. "Averaging over 300 calls each year, AFD is a busy department, considering we serve a 1.5 square mile borough. Our response district includes the Borough of Audubon and certain responses into the towns of Audubon Park, Oaklyn, Haddon Heights, and Mt. Ephraim."</ref>