Government

 VOTERS ELECT
Township Committee 3 or 5 members, elected at-large. Staggered, 3  year terms. Partisan

ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNING BODY

First week in January

MAYOR
Elected by Township Committee for 1 year term. Chairs the Committee with voice and vote. Head of municipal government. Has all powers vested in mayor by general law. The Mayor is selected to Sign contracts for the full Committee.
COMMITTEE
Legislative body of municipality. Has all executive responsibilities of the municipality not placed in office of mayor. 
ADMINISTRATION
Executive responsibility not vested in mayor belongs to Township Committee. May delegate, by ordinance, all or a portion of executive responsibilities to an administrator. Township Committee may adopt an administrative code.
There are 12 Forms of Government in New Jersey:
Little Egg Harbor is a Township Form of Government with 5 Committee members elected at- large.
(1) Borough

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 (7) Town
(2) Council-Manager Act of 1923 (8) OMCL Small Municipality Plan
(3) Township (LEHT) (9) Village
(4) OMCL Mayor-Council Plan (10) OMCL Mayor-Council-Administrator Plan
(5) City (11) Commission
(6) OMCL Council-Manager Plan (12) Special Charters

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