Editing Pompton Lakes, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
[[File:Pompton Lakes NJ Veterans Memorial Park.jpg|thumb|right|253x253px|Veterans Memorial Park.]]
Pompton Lakes 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 the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected [[direct election|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. 121.</ref> The borough form of government used by Pompton Lakes 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 Pompton Lakes is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Michael A. Serra, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027.<ref name=Mayor>[http://pomptonlakes-nj.gov/242/Mayors-Page Mayor's Office], Borough of Pompton Lakes. Accessed April 16, 2023.</ref> Members of the Borough Council are Lisa Kihlberg (R, 2025), Robert Cruz (R, 2027), Ranuel Hinton IV (R, 2027), Maria Kent (R, 2026), Jennifer Polidori (R, 2025) and Ekamon "Ek" Venin (R, 2026).<ref>[http://pomptonlakes-nj.gov/243/Borough-Council Borough Council], Borough of Pompton Lakes. Accessed April 16, 2023. "The six member Borough Council is elected at large and the members serve three-year terms."</ref><ref>[http://www.pomptonlakes-nj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1930/Introduction---2022-Budget?bidId= 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Pompton Lakes. Accessed April 15, 2022.</ref><ref name=PassaicDirectory>[https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/5705/638004837984030000#page=74 ''Passaic County 2022 Directory''], [[Passaic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 16, 2023.</ref><ref name=Passaic2022>[https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/6026/638060192685700000 2022 General Election November 8, 2022 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results], [[Passaic County, New Jersey]], updated December 7, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Passaic2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Passaic/111517/web.278093/#/summary 2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results], Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/3378/637678115691870000 November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results], Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Passaic2019>[http://www.passaiccountynj.org/Election%20Results/2019/General/Summary%20Report%20111819_1230.pdf 2019 General Election November 5, 2019 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031161827/https://www.passaiccountynj.org/Election%20Results/2019/General/Summary%20Report%20111819_1230.pdf |date=October 31, 2020 }}, [[Passaic County, New Jersey]], updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

In July 2018, Jennifer Polidori was selected from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that had been held by Christian Baranco until he resigned from office earlier that month as he was moving out of the borough; Polidori served on an interim basis until the November 2018 general election, when voters selected a candidate to serve the balance of the term.<ref>Zimmer, David M. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/pompton-lakes/2018/07/19/pompton-lakes-council-gets-mid-year-substitute-jennifer-polidori-christian-barranco-resigns/800054002/ "Pompton Lakes councilman Christian Barranco resigns to move out of town; replacement named"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 19, 2018. Accessed September 13, 2018. "Newly appointed councilwoman Jennifer Polidori said she's ready to spend the next five months actively serving her community and not just filling a seat on the dais. Polidori, 42, was appointed to fill an expiring term for the remainder of 2018.The seat was vacated Wednesday night by Christian Barranco, who resigned to move out of Pompton Lakes."</ref>