walsh act (new jersey)

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, and Commissioner of Revenue and Finance Municipality>

b>County	Year Adopted
a href="/encyclopedia/Lyndhurst,-New-Jersey" title="Lyndhurst, New Jersey">Lyndhurst Township	Bergen	1913
a href="/encyclopedia/Millville,-New-Jersey" title="Millville, New Jersey">Millville City	Cumberland	1913
a href="/encyclopedia/North-Bergen-Township,-New-Jersey" title="North Bergen Township, New Jersey">North Bergen Township	Hudson	1931
a href="/encyclopedia/Nutley,-New-Jersey" title="Nutley, New Jersey">Nutley Township	Essex	1912
a href="/encyclopedia/Ridgefield-Park,-New-Jersey" title="Ridgefield Park, New Jersey">Ridgefield Park Village	Bergen	1912
a href="/encyclopedia/Union,-New-Jersey" title="Union, New Jersey">Union City	Hudson	1930
a href="/encyclopedia/West-New-York,-New-Jersey" title="West New York, New Jersey">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; and Commissioner of Revenue and Finance Municipality>

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

Walsh Act (New Jersey)

Municipalities that have a five member commission

Municipalities that have a three member commission

See also