Burlington, New Jersey was incorporated on December 21, 1784. It is governed within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Mayor-Council form of municipal government (Plan 4), implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of January 1, 1992. The governing body consists of a mayor and a seven-member Common Council, all elected on a partisan basis in a vote held as part of the November general election.2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 38. The Mayor serves a four-year term of office. The Common Council consists of seven members, each serving four-year terms of office: three at-large Councilpersons representing the entire City and one representing each of the four voting wards, with the at||large and mayoral seats up for election as a group and the ward seats up for vote two years later.Council Function and Duties, City of Burlington. Accessed June 20, 2016. The term for mayor runs from January 1 to December 31.
Mayors Mayors are as follows: Mayor Term start Term end Notes Bowes Reed 1785 1794Burlington, New Jersey was incorporated on December 21, 1784. Bowes Reed was the first mayor of Burlington, New Jersey. (November 1740 – July 20, 1794) was a Revolutionary officer, politician, and public servant from New Jersey. He was the brother of Joseph Reed, a member of the Continental Congress and President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania (equivalent to Governor). Joseph Bloomfield 1795 1800(October 18, 1753October 3, 1823) was the fourth Governor of New Jersey. The township of Bloomfield, New Jersey is named for him. James Sterling (mayor) 1801 1806 William Coxe, Jr. 1807 1815(May 3, 1762 – February 25, 1831) was a pioneer pomologist and a U.S. Representative from New Jersey. Joseph McIlvaine 1816 1823(October 2, 1769August 19, 1826) was a United States senator from New Jersey from 1823 until his death. William Griffith 18241826(1766 – June 7, 1826) was a United States federal judge. John E. Harris 1827 1833 John Larzalere 1834 1836 Samuel W. Earl 1837 1841 William R. Allen 1842 1850 James Walter Wall 1851 1854(May 26, 1820June 9, 1872) was a United States senator from New Jersey during the American Civil War. He was the son of U.S. Senator Garret Dorset Wall. Archibald W. Burns 1855 1857 William R. Allen 1858 1862 Henry H. Hollembaek 1863 1866He died on November 5, 1896. He attended Thomas Jefferson University for his medical degree. Joseph L. Powell (mayor) 1867 1869 Henry Moffett 1870 1872 Joseph L. Powell (mayor) 1873 1875 Hamilton McDowell 1876 1878 George Rigg (mayor) 1879 1882 Albert H. Silpath 1883 1891 Joseph P. Woolman 1892 1894 William E. McNeal 1895 1898 Charles Y. Flanders 1899 1903 George A. Allinson 1904 1907 C. Taylor Rue 1908 1909 Charles P. Farner 1910 1912 Elsworth E. Mount 1913 1921 Thomas S. Mooney 1922 1927 ... 1928 1929Harold Voorhees Holmes 1930 1934He was a Republican. He defeated George Gunn, the Democratic opponent. ... 1935 1949 Richard P. Hughes 1950 ... 1951 Anthony T. Greski ? 1966 Herman Thomas Costello 1967 1991 ... 1992 1995 Herman Thomas Costello 1996 2007Darlene A. Scocca 20072007 James Fazzone 2008 2015 Barry W. Conaway 2016 2023Barry W. Conaway is the current mayor of Burlington, New Jersey.Mayor Barry W. Conaway, City of Burlington. Accessed June 20, 2016.
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