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| Mayor of Moorestown | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent Nicole Gillespie since 2020 | |
| Type | Mayor |
| Constituting instrument | Code of the Township of Moorestown § 6 |
| Deputy | Deputy Mayor of Moorestown |
| Salary | $2,405–3,500 |
| Website | Town Council |
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. 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. At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election, the council selects a mayor and a deputy mayor from among its members.
Mayors
| Mayor | birth and death | In office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Gillespie | 2020 | Gillespie is the current mayor of Moorestown, New Jersey. | ||
| Lisa Petriello | (born May 6, 1979) | 2019 | 2020 | |
| 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. |
| 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. She was also the first sitting councilmember to give birth while in office. |
| Chris Chiacchio | (born March 8, 1967) | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Stacey Jordan | (born September 29, 1970) | 2013 | 2014 | Stacey Jordan was the first female mayor of Moorestown, New Jersey. 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 | |
| Daniel Roccato | (born July 20, 1961) | 2009 | 2010 | |
| 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 | |
| Howard Miller | (born August 2, 1937) | 1997 | 2002 | |
| Walter T. Maahs, | (1927-2011) | 1988 | 1996 | |
| Francis L. Bodine | (born January 10, 1936) | 1981 | 1987 | |
| James Euel Palmer | (1932-2000) | 1976 | 1980 | |
| William A. Angus, Jr. | (1923-2006) | 1971 | 1976 | |
| John L. Call | 1969 | 1970 | ||
| Charles Walton | 1967 | 1968 | ||
| Albert Ellis | 1962 | 1966 | ||
| Edwin Bell Forsythe | (1916-1984) | 1957 | 1962 | |
| 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 |
References
- "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
- "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/