Local Government
The Township Committee operates under a special charter approved on June 23, 1971, by the New Jersey Legislature. Middletown Township is governed by a five-member Township Committee, who are elected in partisan elections to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor, each for a one-year term. The Township Committee establishes municipal policies and programs and appropriates funds.
As of 2013, members of the Middletown Township Committee are Mayor Gerard P. Scharfenberger (R, term on township and on committee ends December 31, 2013), Deputy Mayor Stephanie C. Murray (R, term on committee ends in 2014; term as deputy mayor ends in 2013), Anthony P. Fiore (R, 2014), Stephen G. Massell (R, 2015) and Kevin M. Settembrino (R, 2013).
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