Sixty Second Democracy

What does a township Mayor do?

David is the Mayor of Union Township, in Hunterdon County, and is also a practicing Dentist as well as an Investment Fund Managing Partner at Summit Point Partners. 

“This job should be about public service, not being a politician. When it’s a resident coming to you saying I have a problem, you can’t dismiss any conversation or call. 

He speaks about great mayors being honest, unbiased, responsive, and having the ability to build rapport with their constituents. 

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.