Editing New Providence, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
[[File:New Providence NJ view of municipal building and streets.jpg|thumb|Municipal building]]
New Providence 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 [[direct election|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. 94.</ref> The borough form of government used by New Providence 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>

{{As of|2024}}, the [[mayor]] of New Providence is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Allen B. Morgan, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the New Providence Borough Council are Council President Peter C. DeSarno (R, 2024), Diane Bilicska (R, 2025), Matthew E. Cumiskey (R, 2024), Nadine Geoffroy (R, 2026), Alex Kogan (R, 2025), and Lisa McKnight (R, 2026).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.newprov.org/borough-council/ Mayor and Borough Council], Borough of New Providence. Accessed April 30, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.newprov.org/download/Budget%20-%20Municipal/2022-Municipal-Budget-Adopted.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of New Providence. Accessed April 30, 2022.</ref><ref name=UnionOfficials>[http://www.unioncountyvotes.com/elected-officials/ ''Union County Elected Officials''], [[Union County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed April 30, 2022.</ref><ref name=Union2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/111504/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Union2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/107155/web.262169/#/summary General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated December 14, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Union2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/98875/web/#/summary General Election November 5, 2019 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated December 5, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=Union2018>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/92665/Web02.214799/#/ General Election November 6, 2018 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated November 16, 2018. Accessed January 1, 2019.</ref>

In January 2022, the borough council appointed Diane Bilicska to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that became vacant after [[Michele Matsikoudis]] resigned from office to take a seat in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]].<ref>Ivers, Marianne. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-providence/sections/government/articles/council-reorganizes-cumiskey-desarno-and-bilicska-sworn-in-geoffroy-elected-council-president "Council Reorganizes: Cumiskey, DeSarno and Bilicska Sworn in; Geoffroy Elected Council President"], TAP into New Providence, January 5, 2022. Accessed April 30, 2022. "The Borough Council held its reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 4. Re-elected Councilmen Matthew Cumiskey and Peter DeSarno were sworn in for their second three-year terms. Diane Bilicska was sworn in to serve the remainder of Assemblywoman-elect Michele Matsikoudis’ term, ending Dec. 31, 2022."</ref>