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Our Town Government

In 1972, Mount Olive adopted a Mayor-Council Form of Government under the Faulkner Act. Both the Mayor & Council are elected at large.

Our Mayor

The Mayor is elected every four years and earns a $20,000 annual salary. The Mayor:

  • Exercises executive power of the municipality,
  • Appoints department heads with Council approval.
  • Removes department heads subject to Council disapproval by 2/3 of all members.
  • Prepares budget.
  • Has veto over ordinances subject to override by 2/3 of all members of Council. 

Our Town Council

Town Council members serve four year staggered terms and earn an annual salary of $10,000 while the Council President makes $11,000. Town Council Meetings are held on two Tuesdays a month at 7PM. Town Council:

  • Exercises legislative power of municipality
  • Approves appointment of department heads.
  • Disapproves removal of department heads by 2/3 vote of all members.
  • Overrides Mayor’s veto  by 2/3 of all members. 
  • The tentative budget is prepared by the mayor, who submits it to the council for approval. The council may reduce items in the mayor’s budget by a simple majority, but may increase items only by a two-thirds majority.
  • Appoint members of Board of Health, Open Space Advisory Board and provide advise and consent for Mayoral appointments on other Committees and Boards.
  • Serve as liaisons to committees in order to seamlessly blend the role of municipal government with the roles of its volunteers.
  • Appear at town events to represent the town
  • Listen to the residents and voice their concerns as they are brought to them

Interested in Running?

Mayor and 4 Council Seats will be on the ballot on 11/7/23

Contact us

Find out More About Local Government

Sustainable NJ

League of Municipalities

Mount Olive Town Council Webpage

Association of New Jersey Environmental Commission


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Meeting Dates for 2023

1/23, 2/20, 3/20,4/17, 5/15, 6/19, 7/17, 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

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