Editing Union Beach, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Union Beach 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 a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A 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. 67.</ref> The borough form of government used by Union Beach 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|2023}}, the [[mayor]] of Union Beach is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Charles W. Cocuzza, who was elected to serve a term of office ending December 31, 2023. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Albin J. Wicki (R, 2024), Louis S. Andreuzzi (R, 2023), Anthony Cavallo (R, 2025), Albert E. Lewandowski (R, 2025), Cherlanne Roche (R, 2023) and Eileen Woodruff (R, 2024).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[http://www.ubnj.net/ubnj/Administration/Mayor%20and%20Borough%20Council/ Mayor and Borough Council], Borough of Union Beach. Accessed May 2, 2023.</ref><ref>[http://www.ubnj.net/ubnj/Administration/Financial%20Information/BUDGET%202023%20FOR%20INTRODUCTION.pdf?1683049694 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Union Beach. Accessed May 2, 2023.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/116246/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated December 27, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/111499/web.278093/#/summary November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], December 13, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/107171/web.264614/#/summary November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated November 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/98884/web/#/summary General Election November 5, 2019 Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated December 16, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

In May 2020, the borough council appointed Albin J. Wicki to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Paul J. Smith Jr. until his death the previous month.<ref>[http://www.ubnj.net/ubnj/Administration/Minutes%2C%20Agendas%2C%20Ordinances%20%26%20Resolutions/Archives/2020%20Minutes%20and%20Agendas/Minutes/Minutes%2C%20May%2021%2C%202020.pdf?1660189204 Borough Council Meeting Minutes for May 21, 202], Borough of Union Beach. Accessed August 10, 2022. "WHEREAS, due to the death of Mayor Paul J. Smith, Jr. on April 30, 2020, a vacancy for the position of Mayor of Union Beach has occurred; ... and WHEREAS, within 30 (thirty days) of the occurrence, the Governing Body must fill the vacancy of Mayor Paul J. Smith, Jr. whose term expires on December 31, 2023 by appointment (N.J.S.A. 40A:16-11) for a period until such time a successor is duly elected at the General election of November 3, 2020; ... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Borough Union Beach, County of Monmouth, that Albin J. Wicki be appointed to the position of Mayor of the Borough of Union Beach until such time as a successor is duly elected at the General Election of November 3, 2020"</ref> In the November 2020 general election, Charles W. Cocuzza was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Monmouth2020/>