Bergen County Board of Commissioners
Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders | |
|---|---|
| Leadership | |
Chair | Mary J. Amoroso (D) |
Vice Chair | Dr. Joan M. Voss (D) |
Chair Pro Tempore | Steve Tanelli (D) |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 7 |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Website | |
| Bergen County Freeholders | |
The Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders is a Board of 7 people who govern Bergen County, New Jersey alongside the Bergen County Executive.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" | | Democratic Party | 7 |
| style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | | Republican Party | 0 |
| Total | 7 | |
Sessions
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 A. Donovan (R) |
David L. Ganz (D) |
Joan Voss (D) |
John A. Felice (R) |
Maura DeNicola (R) |
Steve Tanelli (D) |
James Tedesco (D) |
Tacy Silna Zur (D) |
| 2015 |
James Tedesco (D) |
Thomas Sullivan (D) | ||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||
| 2017[4] |
Germaine Ortiz (D) |
Mary Amaroso (D) | ||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2019 |
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. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 2, 2019.