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Revision as of 16:34, 9 January 2019
Mayor of the City of Newark | |
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Style | His Honor |
Residence | Private |
Term length | Four years; may serve consecutive terms |
Inaugural holder | William Halsey |
Formation | 1836 |
Salary | $130,721 in 2015 |
Website | Office of the Mayor (Official) |
The Mayor of the City of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department heads, and aides; and approve or veto ordinances passed by the City Council.
Newark, New Jersey, was founded in 1666 and became a township on October 31, 1693, and granted a Royal charter on April 27, 1713. It was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, and reincorporated as city in 1836.[1][2]
The Mayor of Newark is elected for a four-year term. Municipal elections in city are nonpartisan[3] and are held on the 2nd Tuesday in May.[4] The current mayor Ras Baraka was elected in the Newark mayoral election on May 13, 2014.[5]
The 2018 Newark mayoral election took place on May 8, 2018.
Mayors
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See also
- List of elected officials in Newark, New Jersey
- Newark mayoral election, 2014
- History of Newark, New Jersey
References
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 130. Accessed February 14, 2012.
- ^ "Newark celebrates 175 years as incorporated city". NJ.com. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
- ^ Pomper, Gerald M. (1988), Voters, Elections, and Parties: The Practice of Democratic Theory, Transaction Publishers
- ^ Moszczynski, Joe (September 26, 2010). "N.J. municipalities consider moving non-partisan elections from May to November". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ Nix, Naomi (May 14, 2014). "Baraka joins a long list of Newark mayors". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ a b "Interesting Ceremony". Newark Daily Advertiser. April 14, 1837. Retrieved Jan 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Organization of the Common Council". Centinel Of Freedom. April 29, 1845. Retrieved Jan 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "Organization of the City Government for 1846". Centinel Of Freedom. April 28, 1846. Retrieved Jan 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "Local Matters". Newark Daily Advertiser. Jan 8, 1851. Retrieved Jan 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Installation of the New Common Council". Newark Daily Advertiser. Jan 4, 1854. Retrieved Jan 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Newark". New York Tribune. Jan 7, 1880. Retrieved Jan 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Newark". New-York daily tribune. Jan 4, 1882. Retrieved Jan 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "Democrats Wholly In Control". New York Herald. Jan 9, 1884. Retrieved Jan 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "New Rule In Newark". New York Herald. May 8, 1894. Retrieved Jan 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Seymour's Hollow Victory". New York Tribune. April 16, 1896. Retrieved Jan 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "NEWARK'S NEW MAYOR.; Henry M. Doremus Sworn In by His Predecessor, James M. Seymour". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ^ "Seymour Takes the Oath". New York Tribune. May 5, 1896. Retrieved Jan 9, 2018.
- ^ "New Heads in New Jersey Towns". New York Times. Jan 2, 1915. Retrieved Jan 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Gillen is Mayor of Newark, Blow for Nugent". Jersey Journal. Nov 21, 1917. Retrieved Jan 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Archibald Newark Mayor". New York Times. May 18, 1921. Retrieved Jan 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Newark Mourns Mayor". New York Times. Feb 12, 1922. Retrieved Jan 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Briedenbach of Essex GOP is Mayor". Jersey Journal. Feb 21, 1922. Retrieved Jan 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Raymond is Elected Newark Mayor Today". Jersey Journal. May 19, 1925. Retrieved Jan 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Congleton Chosen Mayor of Newark". New York Times. Oct 23, 1928. Retrieved Jan 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "00026127". cdm17229.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ^ a b "Murphy Is Chosen Mayor of Newark". New York Times. May 20, 1941. Retrieved Jan 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Villani is Chosen As Newark Mayor". New York Times. May 18, 1949. Retrieved Jan 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "NEWARK COMMISSION NAMES CARLIN MAYOR". New York Times. May 16, 1953. Retrieved Jan 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Addonizio Defeats Carlin in Newark: ADDONIZO BEATS CARLIN IN NEWARK". New York Times. May 9, 1962. Retrieved Jan 7, 2019.
- ^ "Newark Elects Kenneth Gibson, Negro, Mayor". St. Petersburg Times. 1970-06-17. Retrieved 2013-09-27 – via New York Times Wire Services.