page_title: Maplewood, New Jersey
section_title: Local government
hierarchical_section_title: Maplewood, New Jersey / Government / Local government
caption_attribution_description: English: Municipal Building, Maplewood, New Jersey
context_page_description: Maplewood is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 23,867, reflecting a decline of 1 person from the 23,868 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,216 from the 21,652 counted in the 1990 Census.
context_section_description: Maplewood is governed under the Township form of government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 565) statewide that use this form. The governing body is a Township Committee, which is comprised of five members who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor for a one-year term, and another to serve as Vice Mayor. The Mayor has the responsibility of Chair for the Township Committee meetings with voice and vote. The Mayor is considered the head of the municipal government.
  The Township Committee is the legislative body of the municipality and is responsible for enacting the township's laws. The Township Committee is also an executive body. Under this form of government, the elected Township Committee sets policy and overall direction for the Township. The Township staff, under the direction of the Township Administrator, carries out Committee policy and provides day to day services. The Township Administrator serves as the chief administrative officer and is accountable to the Township Committee.
  As of 2020, members of the Maplewood Township Committee are Mayor Frank E. McGehee (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2022; term as mayor ends 2020), Deputy Mayor Dean Dafis (D, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2020), Nancy Adams (D, 2021), Vic DeLuca (D, 2020) and Gregory Lembrich (D, 2021).
caption: Municipal Building
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