Editing Mount Arlington, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Mount Arlington 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 has 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. 116.</ref> The borough form of government used by Mount Arlington 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=2014-09-24 }}, [[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>

{{As of|2025}}, the [[mayor]] of Mount Arlington is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Michael Stanzilis, who is serving a term of office ending December 31, 2026. In April 2016, Stanzilis was selected by the borough council from three names nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat following the death of Arthur R. Ondish; Stanzilis served on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election when he was elected to serve the two years remaining on the term of office.<ref name=Mayor>[https://mountarlingtonnj.org/mayor/ Mayor], Borough of Mount Arlington. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>Condon, Mike. [http://www.newjerseyhills.com/print_only/_headline_style/bold_54/stanzilis-is-interim-mayor-of-mount-arlington/article_2b457b50-5efa-5f77-b70d-acbb2741bd48.html "Stanzilis is interim mayor of Mount Arlington; Will serve until year's end"], ''New Jersey Hills'', April 6, 2016. Accessed July 25, 2016. "Borough Councilman Michael Stanzilis was chosen by the council to serve as interim mayor for the rest of this year Tuesday night. Should he wish to continue as mayor, he will have to run in November to fill the two year unexpired term of deceased Mayor Art Ondish."</ref> Members of the Borough Council are Council President Jack Delaney (R, 2023), Dave BaRoss (R, 2024; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Andrew Cangiano (R, 2025), Melissa Fostle (R, 2023), Nita Galate (R, 2024) and Rockie Fuller (R, 2025).<ref>[http://mountarlingtonnj.org/boroughcouncil Borough Council], Borough of Mount Arlington. Accessed April 26, 2023. "The Mount Arlington Borough Council is a body of six elected officials. Council members elect a President among themselves. The Council President is responsible for presiding over Council meetings, establishing committees, and appointing committee chairs."</ref><ref>[https://mountarlingtonnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-Budget-for-Introduction.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Mount Arlington. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref name=MorrisManual>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/3/manual/mc-manual-2024-web-040924.pdf#page=49 ''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=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><ref name=Morris2020>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2020-general-winners.pdf General Election Winners List For November 3, 2020], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

In December 2024, the borough council appointed Rockie Fuller to fill the seat expiring in December 2025 that had been held by Leonard "Lee" Loughridge Jr.<ref>[https://mountarlingtonnj.org/wp-content/uploads/December-17-2025-Council-Meeting-Minutes.pdf]</ref>

In February 2023, the borough council appointed Dave BaRoss to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Maria Farris.<ref>[https://mountarlingtonnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Minutes-February-7-2023-Council-Meeting-APPROVED.pdf Borough Council Meeting Minutes for February 7, 2023], Borough of Mount Arlington. Accessed April 26, 2023. "Appointments - Borough Council: Dave BaRoss - Member, 3-year unexpired term expiring 12/31/24"</ref>

In January 2020, the borough council appointed Melissa Fostle to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that became vacant when Steve Sadow resigned to move out of the borough.<ref>[https://www.newjerseyhills.com/roxbury_register/news/sadow-mount-arlington-s-longest-serving-councilman-resigns-moves-out/article_c533ebeb-289c-51fb-9fed-60869a59b9ca.html "Sadow, Mount Arlington's longest-serving councilman, resigns, moves out of town"], ''Roxbury Register'', January 22, 2020. Accessed February 28, 2020. "Republican Melissa Fostle is sworn-in to serve on the Mount Arlington Borough Council. Fostle replaces long-time Councilman Dr. Steve Sadow, who moved out of town.... After 11 years on the Borough Council, Dr. Steve Sadow bid his farewell when the mayor and council met for the last time on Dec. 3."</ref>

In the November 2019 general election, Republicans Maria Farris and Debra Galate were elected to fill the seats expiring in December 2021 that had been held by Raymond Simard and Robert Sorge.<ref name=Morris2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Morris/98870/web/#/summary General Election November 5, 2019, Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 31, 2020.</ref>

In May 2016, the borough council appointed Jack Delaney to fill the council seat expiring in December 2017 that had been held by Michael Stanzilis until he was appointed as interim mayor; Delaney served on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref>Condon, Mike. [http://www.newjerseyhills.com/roxbury_register/news/four-vie-for-two-council-seats-in-mount-arlington/article_22d07751-1659-55bd-9869-d27bf77e463e.html "Four vie for two council seats in Mount Arlington"], ''Roxbury Register'', May 24, 2016. Accessed July 25, 2016. "Meanwhile, when the council met on Tuesday, May 17, Republican Jack Delaney was chosen by the council to fill Stanzilis' unexpired term. The term is for one year. He will have to run to retain the seat in the November election, according to Borough Clerk Linda DeSantis."</ref><ref name=Morris2016>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Morris/64169/183963/Web01/en/summary.html General Election November 8, 2016, Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]], New Jersey, updated November 22, 2016. Accessed January 30, 2017.</ref>

Mount Arlington hosts a joint municipal court with [[Wharton, New Jersey|Wharton]].<ref>[https://mountarlingtonnj.org/court/ Court], Mount Arilington Borough. Accessed June 16, 2024. "The Mount Arlington – Wharton Shared Municipal Court is located at Mount Arlington Borough Hall, 419 Howard Blvd. Mount Arlington, NJ 07856."</ref>