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=== Local government === Long Beach Township has been governed under the [[Walsh Act]] form of New Jersey municipal government, since 1936.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150605155532/http://www.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/MFMG/MFMGCH4.PDF "The Commission Form of Municipal Government"], p. 53. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=8 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 8. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The township is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the [[city commission government|commission 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 three commissioners, who are elected to serve concurrent four-year terms on a [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis, in elections held as part of the November general election.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]], March 2013, p. 49.</ref> The Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance in February 2011 shifting the nonpartisan elections from May to November, beginning as of the November 2012 election.<ref>[https://law.resource.org/pub/us/code/city/nj/Long%20Beach.html#15422724 Township Code - Chapter 20: Municipal Elections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814013501/https://law.resource.org/pub/us/code/city/nj/Long%20Beach.html#15422724 |date=2013-08-14 }}, Long Beach Township. Accessed September 9, 2014. "§ 20-1. Elections in November. The election of members of the Board of Commissioners in the Township of Long Beach shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every four years commencing with the year 2012 pursuant to the authority set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:45-7.1. § 20-2. Terms of Commissioners. All Commissioners in office on the date of the regular municipal election in November of 2012 shall be extended to January 1, 2013. Such Commissioners shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualified and sworn into office on or before 12:00 noon January 1, 2017.</ref> {{As of|2024}}, the members of the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners are [[Mayor]] Joseph H. Mancini (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety), Alexander L. Meehan (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property; elected to serve an unexpired term) and Joseph P. Lattanzi (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance), all serving terms of office that end December 31, 2024.<ref name=Officials>[https://www.longbeachtownship.com/long-beach-township-elected-officials/ Elected Officials], Township of Long Beach Township. Accessed July 4, 2024. "Long Beach Township is governed by a three-member Township Committee. Commissioners are elected to serve four-year terms on a concurrent basis."</ref><ref>[https://www.longbeachtownship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-ADOPTED-BUDGET-WEBSITE.pdf 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Long Beach Township. Accessed July 4, 2024.</ref><ref name=OceanProfile>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/frmGovDirPage.aspx?ID=222 Township of Long Beach], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 4, 2024.</ref><ref name=OceanOfficials>[https://co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/70fc90f8-5e4e-4454-a3c1-8ca3d0911f87.pdf ''2024 Ocean County & Municipal Elected Officials''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated April 2, 2024. Accessed April 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=Ocean2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/119025/web.317647/#/summary General Election Results November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Ocean2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/106715/web.264614/#/summary 2020 General Election November 3, 2020 Official results], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]], updated December 2, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref> In May 2023, Alexander Meehan was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that became vacant following the death of Ralph Bayard.<ref>Kaszas-Hoch, Juliet. [https://www.thesandpaper.net/articles/long-beach-township-swears-in-new-commissioner/ "Long Beach Township Swears in New Commissioner; Alexander Meehan Fills Seat Vacant After Passing of Ralph Bayard"], ''The Sand Paper'', May 30, 2023. Accessed July 4, 2024. "Alexander Meehan’s new role as a Long Beach Township commissioner is off to an exciting start; the Beach Haven Gardens resident was sworn in just last week, with summer fast approaching."</ref> Meehan served on an interim basis until the November 2023 general election, when he was voted in to serve the remainder of the term of office.<ref name=Ocean2023/> On August 12, 2009, Commissioner [[DiAnne Gove]] was selected by Republican county committee members to fill the remainder of the term of [[Daniel Van Pelt]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly|General Assembly]] representing the [[New Jersey's 9th legislative district|9th Legislative District]] after Van Pelt had resigned after being arrested on corruption charges.<ref>Procida, Lee. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/ocean/long-beach-township-commissioner-dianne-gove-replaces-daniel-van-pelt/article_7452a49a-87a1-11de-95f9-001cc4c002e0.html "Long Beach Township Commissioner Dianne Gove replaces Daniel Van Pelt in 9th District"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', August 12, 2009. Accessed September 23, 2013. "Gove, 58, is currently serving her third nonconsecutive term as a Long Beach Township commissioner, once serving as mayor."</ref>
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