Editing North Wildwood, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
[[File:North Wildwood City Hall 4.jpg|thumb|285px|City Hall, which includes North Wildwood's police and municipal courts]]
North Wildwood operates under the [[City (New Jersey)|City]] form of municipal government, which is used in 15 municipalities (of the 564) statewide.<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> Under this form of government, the council functions as a legislative body: it passes ordinances and approves the appointments of the mayor. The mayor, as executive, is responsible for administrative functions and appointment of all officials. The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a city council. The mayor serves a four-year term of office. The city council includes seven members, of which six members are elected from [[Ward (United States)|wards]] for three-year terms on a staggered basis and one [[at-large]] councilmember is elected for a two-year term. Members of the governing body are selected in partisan voting as part of the November general election.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 8. The 2005 Data Book shows that North Wildwood uses the [[City (New Jersey)|City]] form of government.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=4 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 4. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.northwildwood.com/ Home Page], City of North Wildwood. Accessed July 11, 2008. The City's website refers to a "Mayor-council form of government", but does not explicitly mention the Faulkner Act or Optional Municipal Charter Law.</ref><ref>[https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nj-superior-court/1159139.html ''City of North Wildwood v. North Wildwood Taxpayers Association''], Findlaw. Accessed December 20, 2015. "Voters may petition the Clerk to change the form of government from a mayor-council form pursuant to the Faulkner Act, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 to : 69A-17, to a commission form of government under the Walsh Act. N.J.S.A. 40:70-1 to : 96-27."</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the mayor is [[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]] Patrick T. Rosenello, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.<ref name=Mayor>[https://northwildwood.com/mayor-council/mayor-president-patrick-t-rosenello/ Mayor Patrick Rosenello], City of North Wildwood. Accessed August 23, 2023.</ref> Members of the City Council are Council President Salvatore T. Zampirri Sr. (R, 2023; at-large), Margaret Anne "Peggy" Bishop (R, 2025; 1st Ward), David J. Del Conte (R, 2023; 1st Ward), James F. Kane (R, 2024; 1st Ward), Edwin W. Koehler (R, 2025; 2nd Ward), Joseph V. Rullo (R, 2024; 2nd Ward) and Kellyann Tolomeo (R, 2023; 2nd Ward).<ref name=Boards>[https://northwildwood.com/mayor-council/boards-commissions/ Boards & Commissions], City of North Wildwood. Accessed August 23, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://northwildwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-Budget-Adopted.pdf#page=11 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], City of North Wildwood. Accessed August 23, 2023.</ref><ref name=CapeMayOfficials>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2023-All-Elected-Officials-INTERNET-July.pdf 2023 County & Municipal Elected Officials Cape May County, NJ -- July 2023], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], August 3, 2023. Accessed August 23, 2023.</ref><ref name=CapeMay2022>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1.-2022-GENERAL-SUMMARY-REPORT-OFFICIAL.pdf Summary Results Report 2022 November Cape May General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=CapeMay2021>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-General-Successful-Candidates.pdf 2021 General Election Successful Candidates], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], updated November 16, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=CapeMay2020>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-Successful-General-Candidates.pdf 2020 General Election Successful Candidates], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], updated December 4, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

In January 2014, the city council chose Joseph Rullo from among three names nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the vacant second ward seat of Patrick Rosenello, who vacated the seat earlier that month when he took office as mayor.<ref>Gilfillian, Trudi. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/lower_capemay/north-wildwood-swears-in-joseph-rullo-as-newest-council-member/article_d5db4492-82d8-11e3-8576-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=jqm "North Wildwood swears in Joseph Rullo as newest council member"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', January 21, 2014. Accessed February 23, 2015. "Councilman Joseph Rullo was sworn into office Tuesday morning by Municipal Court Judge Louis Belasco after council unanimously voted for him to fill the 2nd Ward council seat vacated by Mayor Patrick Rosenello. Rosenello resigned from the position Jan. 7 after becoming mayor, and the city's Republican Club submitted to council the names of three possible replacements."</ref>

====Emergency services====
The city is protected by the North Wildwood Police Department.<ref>[http://www.nwpd.org/ Home Page], North Wildwood Police Department. Accessed February 23, 2015.</ref>

The city is protected by a fire department that includes career and volunteer units. The two volunteer units are Anglesea Volunteer Fire Company #1 (founded in 1897) and the North Wildwood Volunteer Fire Company #1.<ref>[https://northwildwood.com/public-safety/fire-department/ Fire Department], City of North Wildwood. Accessed May 12, 2020. "The North Wildwood Fire Department is a combination career and volunteer department currently operating out of 3 stations: Headquarters (Station 2); North Wildwood Volunteer Fire Company #1 (Station 2-1); and Anglesea Volunteer Fire Company #1 (Station 2-2)"</ref><ref>[https://anglesea.com Home Page], Anglesea Volunteer Fire Company #1. Accessed May 12, 2020. "Situated on the barrier island of North Wildwood, NJ, The Anglesea Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 has been serving the city since 1897.... The AVFC #1 responds to various types of emergencies including, reported structure fires, residential and commercial fire alarms, and other assignments. We are part of the North Wildwood Fire Department, which is comprised of a Career Division and a Volunteer Division which is comprised of two Volunteer companies – The Anglesea Volunteer Fire Company No.1 and the North Wildwood Volunteer Fire Company No. 1."</ref>