Bergen County Board of Chosen 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.
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 | |
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
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.