Editing Keansburg, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Keansburg operates within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (council–manager)|Council-Manager]] form of municipal government. The borough is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this 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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>Cerra, Michael F. [https://www.njlm.org/809/3982/Forms-of-Govt-Magazine-Article "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> Keansburg's governing body is comprised of the five-member Borough Council, whose members are elected [[at-large]] in [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] voting as part of the May municipal election to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election in even-numbered years.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 67.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 12. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> In March 1974, voters passed a referendum by 1,508 to 1,142 that expanded the council from three members to its current five.<ref name=BriefHistory/> At a reorganization meeting after each election, the council selects a mayor and deputy mayor from among its members for a two-year term.<ref>[http://clerkshq.com/default.ashx?clientsite=Keansburg-nj Keansburg Borough Code] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512041612/http://clerkshq.com/default.ashx?clientsite=Keansburg-nj |date=May 12, 2017 }}, ClerkBase. Accessed May 3, 2017. See Section 2-2.3 - Selection of Mayor. "On the first day of July, following their election, unless that day be a Sunday, in which case it shall be on the next succeeding day, the members of the Municipal Council will assemble at the usual place of meeting of the governing body of the Municipality and organize and elect one of the Councilmen as Mayor, and one to serve as Acting Mayor in the event of the absence or disability of the Mayor. The Mayor and the Acting Mayor shall be chosen by ballot by majority vote of all members of the Municipal Council."</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, members of the Keansburg Borough Council are Mayor George F. Hoff (term on council and as mayor ends June 30, 2026), Deputy Mayor Thomas M. Foley (term on council and as deputy mayor ends 2026), James Cocuzza Sr. (2026), Michael W. Donaldson (2026) and Sean D. Tonne (2026)<ref name=BoroughCouncil>[https://keansburgnj.gov/keansburg-government/borough-council/ Borough Council], Borough of Keansburg. Accessed January 28, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://keansburgnj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Keansburg-2024-Municipal-Budget-Final-5.2024-w.-Reso-24-061-Amend-to-Capital-Budget-2024.pdf 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Keansburg. Accessed January 28, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2024Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/121673/web.317647/#/summary May 14, 2024 Municipal Elections - Allenhurst, Deal, Keansburg and Loch Arbour Unofficial Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated June 3, 2024. Accessed July 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[[David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]]. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/allenhurst-incumbents-ousted-deal-and-keansburg-incumbents-win-in-landslide/ "Allenhurst Incumbents Ousted; Deal And Keansburg Incumbents Win In Landslide"], [[New Jersey Globe]], May 15, 2024. Accessed July 1, 2024. "Keansburg Mayor George Hoff (809) and Councilmen Thomas Foley (796) and Sean Tonne (710) won nearly 2-1 victories against three challengers: Antonietta Carbone (448), Christina Onciu. (414) and Braden Salas (412)."</ref><ref name=Monmouth2022Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/113836/web.285569/#/summary May 10, 2022 Municipal Elections - Keansburg & Long Branch Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated May 31, 2022. Accessed March 26, 2023.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2020Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/103450/web.245375/#/summary May 12, 2020, Municipal Elections - Allenhurst, Deal, Keansburg, Loch Arbour Unofficial Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated May 15, 2020. Accessed August 23, 2020.</ref>