Editing Lambertville, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Lambertville is the only city in Hunterdon County, and describes itself as one of the smallest cities in the United States.<ref name=MayorCouncil/> It 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 (Plan C), which is available only for municipalities with a population of under 12,000, and was implemented in Lambertville by direct petition as of January 1, 1983.<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=October 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed December 17, 2013.</ref> This form of government is used by 18 municipalities (of the 564) statewide and is available to municipalities with fewer than 12,000 residents 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 comprises the mayor and the four-member city council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis in the November general elections. The 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 seats come up for election in two years in a three-year cycle, with the mayoral election in the third year.<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 exercises executive power; presides over the council with voice and vote, but has no veto power; appoints council committees; appoints the municipal clerk, attorney, tax assessor, tax collector and treasurer, all with council confirmation. The council exercises legislative power and approves the mayor's appointees.

{{As of|2023}}, Lambertville's mayor is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Andrew J. Nowick, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. Members of the city council are Bendetta Lambert (D, 2023), Karen Kominsky (D, 2025), Evan Lide (D, 2025) and Steven Stegman (D, 2023).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.lambertvillenj.org/government/mayor Mayor and Council Members], Borough of Lambertville. Accessed May 3, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.lambertvillenj.org/government/budgets/2023-1/1430-2023-introduced-budget/file#page=14 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Lambertville. Accessed May 3, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonPage>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/919/Lambertville-City City of Lambertville], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 4, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonDirectory>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/5487/2022-Hunterdon-County-and-Municipal-Officials-Directory-PDF#page=77 ''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 December 2019, the council selected Madeline Urbish to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that Elaine Warner had held until she resigned earlier that month.<ref>[[David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]]. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/section-2/maddy-urbish-takes-lambertville-council-seat/ "Maddy Urbish takes Lambertville council seat Ex-Murphy aide replaces Elaine Warner"], New Jersey Globe, December 19, 2019. Accessed May 6, 2020. "Madeline Urbish, a former aide to Gov. Phil Murphy and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman was sworn in tonight as a Lambertville councilwoman. Urbish replaces Elaine Warner, who retired after nine years as a councilwoman and nine years as a school board member. Lambertville Democrats selected Urbish to fill the vacant seat."</ref>

In November 2018, the city council appointed Julia Taylor to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that became vacant following the resignation the previous month of Steven M. Stegman, who left office to focus on family issues.<ref>Seymour, Kara. [https://patch.com/pennsylvania/newhope-lambertville/lambertville-city-council-president-resigns "ambertville City Council President Resigns Steve Stegman cited his need to devote his energy to family obligations."], New Hope-Lambertville, PA Patch, October 25, 2018. Accessed November 20, 2019. "The president of Lambertville City Council has resigned. Steve Stegman cited his need to devote his energy to family obligations."</ref><ref>[https://www.lambertvillenj.org/julietaylor Julia Taylor], City of Lambertville. Accessed November 20, 2019. "Julia Taylor was appointed to fill an open City Council seat in November 2018 and will be running for a full term in 2019."</ref>

In the 2020 City Council primary elections, incumbents Asaro and Urbish lost to Democratic challengers Stegman and Benedetta Lambert, who went on to win in the general election on November 3.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=City of Lambertville Governing Body Meeting Agenda - January 5th 2021|url=https://lambertvillenj.org/government/meeting-documents/2021/2021-agendas-mayor-council/592-01-05-2021-mayor-council-agenda/file|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

On January 19, 2021, the Borough of Flemington canceled the service agreement to share Business Administrators with Lambertville.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flemington Introduces Ordinance to Hire its Own Business Administrator|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/flemington-slash-raritan/articles/flemington-introduces-ordinance-to-hire-its-own-business-administrator|access-date=2021-01-22|website=TAPinto|language=en}}</ref>