Walsh Act (New Jersey)

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New Jersey Local Government
Traditional forms of municipal government
Borough	Township
City Town Village
Modern forms of municipal government
Walsh Act/Commission
1923 Municipal Manager
Faulkner Act forms of municipal government
Mayor-Council	Council-Manager
Small Municipality
Mayor-Council-Administrator

The Walsh Act was signed by New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson on April 25, 1911. The act permitted municipalities to adopt a non-partisan commission form of government. The commissions in Walsh Act municipalities are composed of either 3 or 5 members elected for 4 year concurrent terms. The commissioners also serve as department heads in addition to their legislative functions. The commissioners elect one commissioner as mayor, however the mayor is only responsible for his or her departments and serves as the chair of the commission.

Municipalities that have a five member commission

These communities have five commissioners:

• Commissioner of Public Affairs
• Commissioner of Public Safety
• Commissioner of Public Works
• Commissioner of Parks and Public Property
• Commissioner of Revenue and Finance

Municipality	County	Year Adopted
Lyndhurst Township	Bergen	1913
Millville City	Cumberland	1913
North Bergen	Hudson	1931
Nutley Township	Essex	1912
Ridgefield Park Village	Bergen	1912
Union City	Hudson	1930
West New York Town	Hudson	1931

Municipalities that have a three member commission

These communities have three commissioners:

• Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety
• Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property
• Commissioner of Revenue and Finance

Municipality	County	Year Adopted
Allenhurst Borough	Monmouth	1916
Audubon Borough	Camden	1921
Avon-by-the-Sea Borough	Monmouth	1919
Bass River Township	Burlington	1972
Beach Haven Borough	Ocean	1946
Bordentown City	Burlington	1913
Bradley Beach Borough	Monmouth	1915
Cape May Point Borough	Cape May	1916
Collingswood Borough	Camden	1917
Deal Borough	Monmouth	1912
Haddon Township	Camden	1950
Haddonfield Borough	Camden	1913
Harvey Cedars Borough	Ocean	1923
Long Beach Township	Ocean	1936
Longport Borough	Atlantic	1912
Margate City	Atlantic	1911
Monmouth Beach Borough	Monmouth	1929
Mount Ephraim Borough	Camden	1935
Pine Valley Borough	Camden	1942
Sea Isle City	Cape May	1913
Tavistock Borough	Camden	1928
Ventnor City	Atlantic	1968
West Cape May Borough	Cape May	1948
West Wildwood Borough	Cape May	1964
Wildwood Crest Borough	Cape May	1937

See also

• 1923 Municipal Manager Law

External links

• [The Commission Form of Municipal Government (PDF)]
• [A History of Municipal Government in New Jersey Since 1798 (PDF)]

 

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