page_title: Cape May Point, New Jersey
section_title: Local government
hierarchical_section_title: Cape May Point, New Jersey / Government / Local government
caption_attribution_description: English: Cape May Point Municipal Building
context_page_description: Cape May Point is a borough located at the tip of the Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey. It is the southernmost point in New Jersey, further south than parts of Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and even Kentucky. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the resident population was 291, reflecting an increase of 50 from the 241 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 7 from the 248 counted in the 1990 Census. The summer population can reach 4,500.
  Cape May Point is home to the Cape May Light, though Lower Township claims that this lighthouse is located in that municipality.
  Cape May Point is a dry town, one of three municipalities in Cape May County where alcohol cannot be sold. Cape May Point, Ocean City and Wildwood Crest are Cape May County's only remaining dry municipalities.
context_section_description: Cape May Point operates under the Walsh Act commission form of government, first created to rebuild the city of Galveston, Texas after the devastating Hurricane of 1900. Cape May Point is one of 30 municipalities statewide to use this form of government, most in shore communities, down from a peak of 60 early in the 20th century. In three-member Commissions, as in Cape May Point, the Departments of Public Affairs and Public Safety are combined, as are the Departments of Public Works and Parks and Public Property. Revenue and Finance is the third portfolio. The borough adopted this form of government in 1916. The governing body is comprised of three commissioners, who are elected at-large on a non-partisan basis in the November general election to serve concurrent four-year terms of office. Cape May Point shifted its municipal elections from May to November, extending the term-end dates from June 30 to December 31 for the commissioners elected in 2012.
  The Commissioners exercise complete control of the operation of the borough, with each Commissioner having all aspects of Administrative, Executive, Judicial, and Legislative powers over their department. The three Commissioners choose a mayor from among themselves at a reorganization meeting following each election, with the mayor responsible for leading municipal meetings and general oversight of community affairs.
  As of 2020, the members of the Board of Commissioners of Cape May Point are 
  Mayor Robert J. Moffatt (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety)
  Deputy Mayor Anita vanHeeswyk (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance) and 
  Robert Mullock (Commissioner of Public Works), all serving concurrent terms of office ending December 31, 2020.
  In October 2013, Robert Mullock was appointed to fill the vacant seat of George "Skip" Stanger, who had resigned citing health reasons. In the November 2014 general election, Mullock was elected to serve the balance of the unexpired term.
caption: Municipal building
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