Editing Clinton Township, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
[[File:Clinton Twp., NJ muncipial building, May 2024.jpg|thumb|Clinton Muncipial Building]]
Clinton Township is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (small municipality)|Small Municipality]] form of government. The township is one of 18 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government, which is available as an option only for municipalities with a population of under 12,000 at the time of adoption.<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 government is comprised of the mayor and the four-member township council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general elections. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a three-year term of office. Council members serve a term of three years, which are staggered so that two council seats come up for election each year that the mayor's seat does not come up for vote.<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=14 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 14. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

The mayor is the township's executive official and is responsible for selecting the Municipal Clerk and Assessor, which are subject to confirmation by the township council. The council is the township's legislative body and is responsible for ordinances, resolutions and the annual budget, as well as most hiring other than those positions delegated to the mayor. The mayor presides over and is eligible to vote at council meetings, but has no veto power.<ref>[https://clintontwpnj.gov/callisto-pages/form-of-government Form of Government], Clinton Township. Accessed May 3, 2023. "The Township of Clinton's government consists of a Mayor and four Council members, all elected at-large.... This form of Government is known as 'Plan C', one of various options within the 'Small Municipality Plan' among possible new categories of municipal charters."</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the Clinton Township Council consists of [[Mayor]] Brian Mullay ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends December 31, 2023), Council President Marc H. Strauss (R, 2024), William A. Glaser Jr. (R, 2025), Thomas Kochanowski (R, 2024) and Amy Switlyk (R, 2025).<ref name=Council>[https://clintontwpnj.gov/callisto-pages/township-committeehttps://clintontwpnj.gov/callisto-pages/township-committee Mayor and Council], Clinton Township. Accessed May 3, 2023. "Clinton Township has a Faulkner Act Small Municipality form of government, with the Mayor and Council comprising the legislative body. The Mayor and each member of Council are elected at large to 3 year terms."</ref><ref>[https://clintontwpnj.gov/images/finance-documents/2023-Introduced-Budget.pdf#page=6 2023 Municipal User Friendly Budget], Clinton Township. Accessed May 3, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonPage>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/904/Clinton-Township Township of Clinton], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 3, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonDirectory>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/5487/2022-Hunterdon-County-and-Municipal-Officials-Directory-PDF#page=55 ''2022 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2022>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/9118/G2022-Official-SOV-PDF Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2022, General Election], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2021>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/6226/2021-General-Election-Official-Results-by-Municipality-PDF November 2, 2021 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 12, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2020>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8592/2020-Official-General-Election-Results-Municipality-PDF November 3, 2020 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

In January 2021, the township council selected Bill Glaser from a list of three candidates submitted by the Republican municipal committee to fill the council seat expiring in December 2022 that became vacant when Brian Mullay took office as mayor.<ref>Primerano, Jane. [https://www.newjerseyhills.com/hunterdon_review/news/clinton-township-appoints-newest-council-member/article_0b22b77e-e687-5e2c-b9cb-4845f6c257c1.html "Clinton Township appoints newest council member"], ''New Jersey Hills'', February 1, 2021. Accessed June 24, 2022. "Bill Glaser is the township’s newest councilman, as of the Township Council’s Wednesday, Jan. 27, meeting. The council selected Glaser over two other Republicans nominated by the township Republican Committee, David Powlowski and Jason Keifer.... They did so again on Wednesday to fill the vacancy left by Mullay's election as mayor, replacing outgoing Mayor John Higgins, whose term ended in December."</ref> Glaser served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when he was chosen to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Hunterdon2021/>