Editing Vineland, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
The City of Vineland is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] (Plan A), implemented based on the recommendations of a [[Charter Study Commission]] as of July 1, 1952, months after the city's formation.<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=October 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed November 10, 2013.</ref> The city is one of 71 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 a mayor, serving as the city's chief executive, and a five-member city council, serving as the city's [[legislature]]. The mayor and council are elected [[at-large]] to serve concurrent four-year terms of office in [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] elections held in leap years 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.</ref><ref name=Government/><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> An ordinance passed by the council in 2011 shifted elections from May to November, effectively extending the term of those members serving at the time by six months.<ref>Barlas, Thomas. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cumberland/vineland-may-switch-elections-from-may-to-november/article_2d31509e-60a2-11e0-add7-001cc4c002e0.html "Vineland may switch elections from May to November"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', April 6, 2011. Accessed July 26, 2012. "Vineland - Local residents likely will elect a mayor and City Council candidates in November starting next year. City Council will introduce an ordinance when it meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday that would move the municipality's non-partisan election from May to November."</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the [[mayor]] of Vineland is Anthony Fanucci whose term of office ends on December 31, 2024.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.vinelandcity.org/mayors-office/ Mayor's Office], City of Vineland. Accessed September 7, 2023.</ref> Members of the Vineland city council are Council President Elizabeth Arthur, Council Vice President David Acosta, Ronald John Franceschini Jr., Paul F. Spinelli and Albert Vargas, all of whom serving terms of office ending on December 31, 2024.<ref name=Government>[https://www.vinelandcity.org/council-members/ City Council Members], City of Vineland. Accessed September 7, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.vinelandcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-Municipal-Budget-Adopted.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], City of Vineland. Accessed September 7, 2023.</ref><ref name=CumberlandDirectory>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/filestorage/22641/24559/2023_Directory_.pdf#page=92 ''2023 Directory of Cumberland County, New Jersey''], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Cumberland/107141/web.264614/#/summary General Election Results November 3, 2020, Official Results], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated November 19, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

In November 2019, the city council appointed Elizabeth Arthur to fill the seat vacated by Angela Calakos following her resignation after announcing that she was moving out of the city. Arthur served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term office.<ref>Leonard, Nicole. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/vineland-city-council-swears-in-new-member-to-fill-vacant/article_709f67bb-b3fb-5f66-8402-358b8168f9e5.html "Vineland City Council swears in new member to fill vacant seat"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', November 14, 2018. Accessed November 3, 2019. "City Council swore in a new member Tuesday to fill an open seat left by former Councilwoman Angela Calakos. Elizabeth Arthur, who has previously served as both an appointed and elected member of the Vineland Board of Education, was approved for the position by council vote and will serve until the next general election in November 2019. If elected, she would complete the term through 2020."</ref>

In January 2013, Ruben Bermudez took office as the city's first Hispanic mayor.<ref>Woods, Don E. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2013/01/vineland_celebrates_new_vision.html "Vineland celebrates 'new vision' at inauguration for Mayor Ruben Bermudez, council"], ''South Jersey Times'', January 5, 2013. Accessed January 10, 2013. "Promising a 'new vision,' Ruben Bermudez, the first Hispanic mayor of Vineland, said that he will battle the many ills that impact the quality of life for city residents."</ref>