Union Township Committee
Meetings – 1st and 3rd Wednesday of Each Month – 7:00 pm – Municipal Building
(L-r) Frank Mazza, Matt Severino, Bill Bischoff, Michele McBride, Bruce Hirt
Mayor Michele McBride |
908-528-1064 |
Term Expires 2013 |
| Deputy Mayor Frank T. Mazza |
908-730-8715 |
Term Expires 2014 |
Committeeman Matt Severino |
908-303-3672 |
Term Expires 2015 |
Committeeman William F. Bischoff, Jr. |
908-303-9622 |
Term Expires 2015 |
Committeeman Bruce Hirt |
908-735-4854 |
Term Expires 2014 |
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Township Committee Agendas and Minutes
Committee Assignments for 2013:
Mayor McBride |
Personnel, Planning Board, School Board Liaison, Highlands, COAH, Website, Vouchers |
Deputy Mayor Mazza |
Department of Roads & Facilities, Parks, Rec Committee Liaison, Vouchers |
Committeeman Severino |
Recycling, NJ State Police Liaison, Environmental Commission Liaison, Animal Control |
Committeeman Bischoff |
County and State Liaison, COAH, Highlands, Court Liaison, Planning Board |
Committeeman Hirt |
Municipal Buildings & Grounds, Farmland Preservation, Ag Advisory Committee Liaison |
The Township of Union governing body is a Committee form of government chartered by the State of New Jersey under NJSA 40A:63-1. The township form of government is the oldest form of municipal government in the State of New Jersey originating with the Township Act of 1798. This form of municipal government patterned after the New England Township meeting, was modified numerous times throughout the 19th century. At the end of the 19th century, the law was modified to abolish the township meeting and replace it with a township committee that was vested with all municipal powers.
Under the current township government laws as they apply to Union Township, five Committee members are elected at-large in partisan elections to serve staggered three-year terms. The Mayor is elected by the Committee and serves a one-year term as does the Deputy Mayor. The Mayor serves as the Chairperson of the Committee and exercises executive powers vested in the Mayor's Office by law. All legislative powers are assigned to the Committee. One hundred five municipalities of the five hundred sixty-six municipalities in New Jersey operate with a five member Committee form of local government.
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