About the Mayor 

Mary-Anna Holden, Mayor 

Mary-Anna Holden was elected Mayor for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2011, after having served as a Council Member from January 1, 1998 through December 31, 2007

Duties of the Mayor:

A. The Mayor presides over the deliberations of the Council, prepares the agenda therefor, and conducts the meetings thereof. The Mayor participates in the determination of Borough affairs to the extent permitted by statute. (See: N.J.S.A. 40:87-31 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 40:88-1. )

B. The Mayor on all occasions preserves the strictest order and decorum, and shall cause the removal of all persons who interrupt the orderly proceedings of the Council.

C. When two or more Council members rise at the same time, the Mayor names the one entitled to the floor.

D. The Mayor decides all questions of order without debate, subject to an appeal to the Counsel, and may call upon the Counsel for the opinion of the Counsel upon any question of order.

E. The Mayor shall be an ex-officio member of all committees and shall be informed in advance of all meetings of such committees.

F. The Mayor shall serve as the liaison between the governing body and all boards, committees, agencies or organizations except as herein assigned to a specific Council member for liaison purposes, and except that the Mayor shall serve as the liaison between the governing body and the Trustees of the Hartley Dodge Memorial.

G. In the absence of the Mayor, or if the Mayor is unable to perform his/her duties, the Council President (or, in his or her inability to act, the Council Member having the longest continuous term as such) shall act as Mayor, as provided by statute. (See: N.J.S.A. 40:88-3.)

H. The Mayor shall submit to the Council the names of all persons to be proposed for appointment to any board, body, agency or committee and requiring the Council's confirmation at least 15 days prior to the date of the second regular public meeting of the Council after the office becomes vacant. If the Mayor fails to submit such nominee within said time period, or the Council fails to confirm any nomination made by the Mayor, the Council shall make the appointment.

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