Editing Long Hill Township, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Long Hill Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<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 Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 94.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting held during the first week of January, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as deputy mayor.<ref name=Committee/><ref>[https://www.longhillnj.gov/form-of-government.html Form of Government], Long Hill Township. Accessed April 26, 2023. "NJSA:40A:63-1 et. seq. VOTERS ELECT Township Committee has 5 members, elected at-large. Staggered, 3 year terms. Partisan ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNING BODY First week in January MAYOR Elected by Township Committee for 1 year term."</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, the members of the township committee are Mayor Matthew C. Dorsi ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2026), [[Deputy Mayor]] Guy Thomas Piserchia (R, 2027), Scott Lavender (R, 2026), Aubrey Reichard-Eline (R, 2027) and Victor T. Verlezza (R, 2025).<ref name=Committee>[https://www.longhillnj.gov/pages/township-committee Township Committee], Long Hill Township. Accessed February 5, 2025. "Long Hill Township has a Township Committee form of government. Five members of the Township Committee are elected at large for staggered three-year terms. The Township Committee organizes annually during the first week in January at which time it elects a Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among the five members."</ref><ref>[https://longhillnj.gov/finance/docs/2023-Adopted-Budget.pdf#page=10 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Long Hill Township. Accessed January 31, 2024.</ref><ref name=MorrisManual>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/3/manual/mc-manual-2024-web-040924.pdf#page=40 ''Morris County Manual 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=MorrisOfficials>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/9/elections/2024-municipal-elected-officials-032224.pdf ''Morris County Municipal Elected Officials For The Year 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated March 20, 2024. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Morris2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Morris/119045/web.317647/#/summary General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], updated December 11, 2203. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Morris2022>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2022-general-municipality-report-official.pdf General Election November 8, 2022, Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], updated November 28, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Morris2021>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2021-general-winners-121421.pdf General Election Winners For November 2, 2021], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>