Bergen County Board of Commissioners
Bergen County Board of Commissioners | |
|---|---|
| Leadership | |
Chair | Steven A. Tanelli (D) |
Vice Chair | Tracy Silna Zur (D) |
Chair Pro Tempore | Joan Voss (D) |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 7 |
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Political groups | Democratic Party (7) |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Website | |
| Bergen County Commissioners | |
The Bergen County Board of Commissioners (formerly the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders) is a Board of seven people who govern Bergen County, New Jersey alongside the Bergen County Executive. The members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with either two or three seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting in the beginning of January, the board elects a Chair, Vice Chair and Chair Pro Tempore from among its members. As of 2021, Bergen County’s Commissioners are Chair Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, term ends December 31, 2021), Vice Chair Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, term ends December 31, 2021), Chair Pro Tempore Dr. Joan M. Voss (D, Fort Lee, December 31, 2023), Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, term ends December 31, 2022), Ramon M. Hache, Sr. (D, Ridgewood, term ends December 31, 2023), Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, term ends December 31, 2022), and Thomas J. Sullivan (D, Montvale, term ends December 31, 2022).
Responsibilities[]
The Board is responsible for creating the laws for Bergen County. Most importantly the Board is responsible for creating and adopting a yearly budget for the County.[1]
Party affiliation[]
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 7 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | |
Sessions[]
2020[]
In 2020 the Board chose Freeholder Mary J. Amoroso to serve as Chair of the Board, Dr. Joan M. Voss as Vice Chair and Steven A. Tanelli as Chair Pro Tempore.
2019[]
In 2019 the Board chose Freeholder Germaine Ortiz to serve as Chair of the Board, making her the first Latina to do so.[2]
This was also the first time that the Board had been entirely lead by women: with Mary Amoroso serving as Vice Chair and Joan Voss and Chair Pro-tempore.
Previous sessions[]
| Year | County Executive | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[3] |
Kathleen Donovan (R) |
David L. Ganz (D) |
Joan Voss (D) |
John A. Felice (R) |
Maura DeNicola (R) |
Steve Tanelli (D) |
James Tedesco (D) |
Tracy Silna Zur (D) |
| 2015 |
James Tedesco (D) |
Thomas Sullivan (D) | ||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||
| 2017[4] |
Germaine Ortiz (D) |
Mary Amaroso (D) | ||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 2020 | ||||||||
| 2021 |
Ramon Hache Sr. (D) |
References[]
- ^ "Bergen County Board of Freeholders". co.bergen.nj.us. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Ortiz to lead Bergen Freeholders". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- Bergen County, New Jersey
- County government in New Jersey