Editing Teterboro, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Teterboro is governed under the [[1923 Municipal Manager Law]] form of New Jersey municipal government. The borough is one of seven municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<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 a five-member Borough Council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis to four-year terms on a concurrent basis in elections held 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. 160.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=9 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 9. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At a reorganization meeting held in July after each election, the Council members provide nominations from within itself before electing one of its members to serve as mayor.<ref name=MayorCouncil/>

{{As of|2023}}, Teterboro's Borough Council consists of [[Mayor]] John P. Watt, Christie Emden, Juan Ramirez, Gregory Stein and John B. Watt, all serving concurrent terms of office ending December 31, 2026.<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.teterboronj.org/government/mayor Mayor & Council], Borough of Teterboro. Accessed March 16, 2023. "The Teterboro Municipal Council adopted the Council-Manager form of government in 1938 under New Jersey's 1923 original charter plan and continues to operate under this form with a five-member, non-partisan Council and a professionally trained Municipal Manager. Municipal Council elections for all five seats are held every four years on the second Tuesday of May. The Mayor is elected from among the council members." Note that as of date accessed, members are listed with 2022 term-end dates.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=64 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref>Ballantine-Armonaitis, Faith. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hasbrouck-heights-slash-wood-ridge-slash-teterboro/sections/elections/articles/teterboro-council-members-will-return-for-another-four-year-term "Teterboro Council Members Will Return for Another Four-Year Term"], TAP into Hasbrouck Heights / Wood-Ridge / Teterboro, May 13, 2022. Accessed July 27, 2022. "All five Teterboro Council members will return for another four-year term after Tuesday's non-partisan municipal election."</ref><ref>Ballantine-Armonaitis, Faith. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hasbrouck-heights-slash-wood-ridge-slash-teterboro/sections/government/articles/teterboro-moves-municipal-election-to-november "Teterboro Moves Municipal Election to November"], TAP into Hasbrouck Heights / Wood-Ridge / Teterboro, October 14, 2022. Accessed October 16, 2022. "Teterboro Moves Municipal Election to November"</ref>

Starting in January 2016, the [[Moonachie, New Jersey|Moonachie]] Police Department assumed responsibility for all law enforcement services, which are provided under contract. From 2012 through 2015, Moonachie had patrolled the southern portion of the borough, while the northern portion was covered by the [[Bergen County Police Department]].<ref>[http://bergendispatch.com/articles/37711089/Moonachie-Police-Department-To-Take-Over-As-Primary-Police-For-Borough-of-Teterboro.aspx "Moonachie Police Department To Take Over As Primary Police For Borough of Teterboro"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211234541/http://www.bergendispatch.com/articles/37711089/Moonachie-Police-Department-To-Take-Over-As-Primary-Police-For-Borough-of-Teterboro.aspx |date=February 11, 2016 }}, ''Bergen Dispatch'', December 31, 2015. Accessed May 24, 2016. "As of 12:01 A.M. on January 1, 2016 the Moonachie Police Department will be the primary police department for the entire Borough of Teterboro. Since 1996 the Borough of Moonachie has had a shared service agreement for some police services with the Borough of Teterboro. The Moonachie Police Department was responsible for the eastbound lane of Route 46 and south to the Hasbrouck Heights border. The Little Ferry Police and Bergen County Police were responsible for the northern half of Teterboro."</ref>

In 2018, the borough had an average property tax bill of $2,059, the lowest in the county, compared to an average bill of $11,780 in Bergen County and $8,767 statewide.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/dlgs/resources/property_docs/18_data/18taxes.xls 2018 Property Tax Information], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated January 16, 2019. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref><ref>Marcus, Samantha. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-lowest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html "These are the towns with the lowest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 30, 2019. Accessed November 7, 2019. "New Jersey’s average property tax bill may have hit $8,767 last year — a new record — but taxpayers in some parts of the state pay just a fraction of that.... The average property tax bill in Teterboro Borough was $2,059 in 2018, the lowest in Bergen County."</ref>