Editing Millstone, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Millstone is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<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 the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year 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. 77.</ref> The borough form of government used by Millstone is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=September 24, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://millstoneboro.org/government/ Government], Borough of Millstone. Accessed June 23, 2022. "Millstone Borough is governed by the “Borough”  form of government. This type of government allows for a direct election of a Mayor,( 4 year term), and 6 Council positions,( staggering 3 year terms)."</ref>

{{As of|2022}}, the mayor of Millstone Borough is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Raymond Heck, whose term of office ends December 31, 2022. Members of the Millstone Borough Council are Council President Mandy Coppola (D, 2022), Robert Galli ([[Independent politician|I]], 2024), Alan Kidd ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2023), Karin Kidd (2023), Kristen Ross (R, 2022) and Johnathan Stashek (D, 2024).<ref name=Council>[http://www.millstoneboro.org/government/millstone-borough-council Borough Council], Borough of Millstone. Accessed June 23, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://millstoneboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Budget-2022-Intro.pdf#page=4 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Millstone. Accessed June 23, 2022.</ref><ref name=SomersetDirectory>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/46227/638203671214730000#page=63 ''2023 Directory of County & Municipal Offices''], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref><ref name=Somerset2021>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/43891/637725959984900000 2021 General Election Winning Candidates], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Somerset2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Somerset/107161/web.264614/#/summary Somerset County General Election November 3, 2020 Final Certified Results], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]], dated December 3, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2021.</ref><ref name=Somerset2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Somerset/98879/Web02.235350/#/ General Election November 5, 2019 Final Results], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]], updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=Somerset2018>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/Home/ShowDocument?id=31878 General Election 2018 Winners List], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 1, 2019.</ref>

In January 2019, the borough council selected Vincent Biviano from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been won, but never filled, by Merry Emmich.<ref>[https://millstoneboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/BC_2019_01_03-Minutes-Reorg.pdf Reorganization Meeting Minutes for January 3, 2019], Millstone Borough. Accessed February 27, 2020. "Appointment to Borough Council Member to Fill the Vacancy of Mary Emmich... Councilman Kidd offered a motion to appoint Vincent Biviano as Council member.... Borough Clerk Bonin issued the oath of office to Councilman Biviano."</ref>