Mayor and Council

Joseph Blundo
Mayor
joeblundo@rivervalenj.org


Glen Jasionowski
President
gjasionowski@rivervalenj.org


Mark Bromberg
Vice President
mbromberg@rivervalenj.org
  Noel Matos
nmatos@rivervalenj.org
Paul J. Criscuolo
paulcriscuolo@rivervalenj.org		  
Denise Sieg
dsieg@rivervalenj.org

THE MAYOR-COUNCIL PLAN
UNDER THE FAULKNER ACT

The Mayor-Council plan of the Faulkner Act is a “strong mayor” form of government.

It is a “presidential” system of government, roughly modeled after the federal and state governments.

The Mayor-Council plan consists of two separate and coequal power centers, each directly elected by the people: the Mayor as Chief Executive, and the Council as the municipal legislature.

The Mayor-Council plan makes a virtue of the idea divided and shared power. Neither Mayor nor Council has the absolute last word in all instances.

The system requires constant consultation between the Mayor and the Council; sometimes cooperating, sometimes competing and conflicting; always acting as a check and balance on the other.