Moorestown Township, New Jersey was incorporated on March 11, 1922. The municipal government operates within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under Council-Manager plan E, which was implemented as of January 1, 1967, based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission.[2] A five-member Council is elected at-large on a partisan basis, with each member serving a four-year term of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election in even years.[3] At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election, the council selects a mayor and a deputy mayor from among its members.
| Mayor of Moorestown | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 2020Nicole Gillespie | |
| Type | Mayor |
| Constituting instrument | Code of the Township of Moorestown § 6 |
| Deputy | Deputy Mayor of Moorestown |
| Salary | $2,405–3,500[1] |
| Website | Town Council |
Mayors
edit| Mayor | birth and death | In office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Gillespie | 2020 | Gillespie is the current mayor of Moorestown, New Jersey.[4] | ||
| Lisa Petriello | (born May 6, 1979) | 2019 | 2020 | [5] |
| Stacey Jordan | (born September 29, 1970) | 2018 | 2019 | Jordan served a previous term during 2013 and is the first and only Mayor to serve multiple terms as Mayor non-consecutively. |
| Manny Delgado | (born January 23, 1970) | 2017 | 2018 | Manny Delgado was the first Hispanic mayor, deputy mayor, and councilmember of Moorestown, New Jersey.[6] |
| Phil Garwood | (born February 22, 1959) | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Victoria Napolitano | (born August 16, 1988) | 2015 | 2016 | Victoria Napolitano was the youngest mayor of Moorestown, New Jersey and youngest woman to become Mayor in New Jersey state history at the age of 26.[7] She was also the first sitting councilmember to give birth while in office.[8] |
| Chris Chiacchio | (born March 8, 1967) | 2014 | 2015 | [9] |
| Stacey Jordan | (born September 29, 1970) | 2013 | 2014 | Stacey Jordan was the first female mayor of Moorestown, New Jersey.[10] She later served a second term during 2018 and is the first and only Mayor to serve multiple terms non-consecutively. |
| John Button | (born November 14, 1942) | 2011 | 2012 | [11] |
| Daniel Roccato | (born July 20, 1961) | 2009 | 2010 | [12] |
| Kevin E. Aberant | (born November 7, 1969) | 2005 | 2008 | He was the first Democratic mayor of Moorestown, New Jersey. |
| Michael L. Sanyour | (1931-2017) | 2003 | 2004 | [13] |
| Howard Miller | (born August 2, 1937) | 1997 | 2002 | |
| Walter T. Maahs, | (1927-2011) | 1988 | 1996 | [14] |
| Francis L. Bodine | (born January 10, 1936) | 1981 | 1987 | |
| James Euel Palmer | (1932-2000) | 1976 | 1980 | [15] |
| William A. Angus, Jr. | (1923-2006) | 1971 | 1976 | [16] |
| John L. Call | 1969 | 1970 | ||
| Charles Walton | 1967 | 1968 | ||
| Albert Ellis | 1962 | 1966 | ||
| Edwin Bell Forsythe | (1916-1984) | 1957 | 1962 | [17] |
| William J. Hall, Jr. | 1954 | 1956 | ||
| Allen Nixon | 1943 | 1953 | ||
| Fred P. Smith | 1938 | 1942 | ||
| Benjamin Haines | 1935 | 1937 | ||
| John C. Dudley | 1932 | 1934 | ||
| Frederick W. Grube | (1871-1961) | 1929 | 1931 | [18] |
References
edit- ^ "Ordinance 1-2017". www.moorestown.nj.us. Township of Moorestown. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, July 2007. Accessed October 8, 2013.
- ^ 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 43.
- ^ "Gillespie sworn in as mayor of Moorestown". January 7, 2020.
- ^ "Lisa Petriello sworn in as mayor of Moorestown". January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Moorestown Council Appoints First Mayor of Hispanic Descent [UPDATED]". January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Moorestown - 0114 PDF | PDF".
- ^ "Baby on board: Napolitano balancing office and motherhood". May 9, 2019.
- ^ http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/local/new-leaders-sworn-in-across-burlington-county/article_3cfad667-ab7e-5732-a656-0617a9e2da47.html
- ^ "CORRECTION: Moorestown Makes History with First Female Mayor". January 8, 2013.
- ^ "Button Elected Mayor - Moorestown, NJ Patch". Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "The South Jersey Sun - Roccato looks back at 8 years on Council". Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer [bare URL]
- ^ "Moorestown Remembers Walter Maahs". Moorestown Patch. April 27, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ S. Joseph Hagenmayer (October 27, 2000). "J. Palmer, Ex-moorestown Mayor". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - William A. Angus".
- ^ Walter H. Waggoner (March 30, 1984). "Edwin Forsythe, Congressman, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ https://courierpostonline.newspapers.com/clip/77102844/obituary-for-frederick-w-grube-aged/