Atlantic City, New Jersey, was incorporated on May 1, 1854. It is governed within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the mayor–council system of municipal government (Plan D), implemented by direct petition effective as of July 1, 1982.[2][3] The Atlantic City City Council is the governing body of Atlantic City. There are nine Council members, who are elected to serve for a term of four years, one from each of six wards and three serving at-large. The City Council exercises the legislative power of the municipality for the purpose of holding Council meetings to introduce ordinances and resolutions to regulate City government. In addition, Council members review budgets submitted by the Mayor; provide for an annual audit of the city's accounts and financial transactions; organize standing committees and hold public hearings to address important issues which impact Atlantic City.[4] Former Mayor Bob Levy created the Atlantic City Ethics Board in 2007, but the Board was dissolved two years later by vote of the Atlantic City Council. Since its incorporation in 1854, the town has had 41 mayors.[5][6]
Mayor of Atlantic City
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Incumbent Marty Small Sr. since October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
(January 23, 1853 – July 22, 1911). He became a Councilman at Large of the local government in 1891 and, three years later, was elected chief executive. Known as the "Dandy Mayor,". He died in office in his second term of neuritis on July 22, 1911.[10][11]
He became a Councilman at Large of the local government in 1891 and, three years later, was elected chief executive. Known as the "Dandy Mayor,". He died in office in his second term of neuritis on July 22, 1911.[10][11]
Served as Acting Mayor for an unexpired term ending on December 31, 2020. Reelected.[25]
Referencesedit
^Perry, Wayne (2016-04-26). "Atlantic City council says no to 20 percent pay cut of own salaries". themorningcall.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
^John F. Hall. The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey. p. 159.
^"Atlantic City Jubilee Ends. First Mayor Marches in a Procession with Present Executive". New York Times. June 19, 1904.
^"In All Parts of Jersey". Philadelphia Record. February 25, 1890. Retrieved 2012-09-14. Robert T. Evard, one of Atlantic City's first Mayors, died on Sunday after short illness. He was 70 years of age.
^Staff. "Ex-Congressman John J. Gardner", The New Jersey Law Journal, Volume 44, p. 95. Accessed February 4, 2013. "While not a lawyer it was not his fault that he was not a member of the New Jersey Bar. This is to be said of Ex-Congressman John J. Gardner of, formerly, Atlantic City, who died on his farm at Indian Mills, Burlington county on Feb. 7th last, of heart disease."
^ ab"Atlantic City Mayor Dies In Sanitarium. His Political Followers, Now Being Investigated, Stunned at the Unexpected News". New York Times. July 23, 1911. Retrieved 2011-10-04. Franklin Pierce Stoy Had Ruled His City for 20 Years. Welcomed Many National Gatherings ...
^ abDavid G. Schwartz. "The Dandy Mayor". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
^ ab. Time magazine. May 26, 1947. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
^"Bacharach Slated To Succeed Ruffu. Jersey Utility Commissioner to Fill Unexpired Term of Late Atlantic City Mayor. Long Deadlock Is Broken. New Executive Is Expected to Reorganize the Government of Shore Resort". New York Times. July 7, 1930. Retrieved 2012-09-14. Harry Bacharach, State Public Utility Commissioner and Mayor of Atlantic City from 1916 to 1920, will again act as the city's chief executive beginning Thursday. He will fill the unexpired term of the late Anthony M. Ruffu Jr., which ends in May, 1932. ...
^"Mayor Bader Dies. Atlantic City Head. Succumbs to Appendicitis Early This Morning. Under Knife on Thursday. Elected For Eight Years. Former Member of University of Pennsylvania's Football Team. A Contractor for Many Years". New York Times. January 29, 1927. Retrieved 2012-08-08. ... He became Mayor of Atlantic City for the first time in 1920, after his election to the City Commission. His four colleagues chose him as their executive. ...
^"Mayor Ruffu Killed With Three Others As Train Hits Auto". Associated Press in the New York Times. June 23, 1930. Retrieved 2012-09-14. Mayor Anthony M. Ruffu Jr., Mayor of Atlantic City, two unidentified women, and a man believed to have been Assemblyman Anthony J. Siracusa, were killed when a train struck an automobile here early today. ...
^"New Board Pledges Montclair Economy. Commissioners Installed There and in Atlantic City". New York Times. May 22, 1940. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
^Atlantic City Free Public Library FAQ 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
^"James L. Usry, the first Black mayor of Atlantic City, Succumbs At 79" 2006-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
^"Mayoral Showdown: Interview with Lorenzo Langford" 2007-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, Gros, Roger, Casino Connection, May 2005
^ ab"Langford back as Atlantic City mayor"[permanent dead link], The Press of Atlantic City, November 5, 2008
^"Vote count appears to seal win for AC mayoral challenger Guardian", "Philadelphia Inquirer", December 1, 2014.
^"Atlantic City Mayor Gilliam resigns after guilty plea in federal court, Small to take over " The Press of Atlantic City, October 03, 2019.
^" Atlantic City Council votes Small, state 'won't miss a beat' with new mayor" The Press of Atlantic City, October 15, 2019.
May 11, 2024
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Atlantic City New Jersey was incorporated on May 1 1854 It is governed within the Faulkner Act formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law under the mayor council system of municipal government Plan D implemented by direct petition effective as of July 1 1982 2 3 The Atlantic City City Council is the governing body of Atlantic City There are nine Council members who are elected to serve for a term of four years one from each of six wards and three serving at large The City Council exercises the legislative power of the municipality for the purpose of holding Council meetings to introduce ordinances and resolutions to regulate City government In addition Council members review budgets submitted by the Mayor provide for an annual audit of the city s accounts and financial transactions organize standing committees and hold public hearings to address important issues which impact Atlantic City 4 Former Mayor Bob Levy created the Atlantic City Ethics Board in 2007 but the Board was dissolved two years later by vote of the Atlantic City Council Since its incorporation in 1854 the town has had 41 mayors 5 6 Mayor of Atlantic CitySeal of the City of Atlantic CityFlag of the City of Atlantic CityIncumbentMarty Small Sr since October 4 2019 2019 10 04 Term lengthFour yearsFormationMay 1 1854 1854 05 01 First holderChalkley Steelman LeedsSalary 103 000 1 Mayors edit Mayor Term start Term end Terms Party Notes 1 Chalkley Steelman Leeds May 1 1854 1856 2 None This was his first term 7 2 Richard Hackett 1856 1856 1 2 None 3 John George Washington Avery 1856 1857 1 None 4 Lewis Reed 1857 1861 4 None 5 James Harper 1861 1862 1 None 1 Chalkley Steelman Leeds 1862 1863 1 None This was his second term 6 Jacob Middleton 1863 1865 2 None 7 Robert T Evard 1865 1866 1 Republican 8 8 David W Belisle 1866 1868 2 Republican 9 Lemuel G Eldridge 1868 1868 Partial Republican 10 John James Gardner 1868 1872 4 Republican 9 11 Charles Souder 1872 1874 2 Republican 10 John James Gardner 1874 1876 2 Republican 12 Willard Wright 1876 1878 2 Democratic 13 John L Bryant 1878 1879 1 Republican 12 Willard Wright 1879 1880 1 Democratic 14 Harry L Slape 1880 1881 1 Republican 12 Willard Wright 1881 1882 1 Democratic 15 Charles Maxwell 1882 1885 3 Republican 16 Thomas C Garrett 1885 1887 2 Republican 17 Samuel D Hoffman 1887 1891 4 Republican 12 Willard Wright 1891 1894 3 Democratic 18 Franklin Pierce Stoy 1894 1897 3 Republican January 23 1853 July 22 1911 He became a Councilman at Large of the local government in 1891 and three years later was elected chief executive Known as the Dandy Mayor He died in office in his second term of neuritis on July 22 1911 10 11 19 Joseph Thompson 1897 1900 3 Democratic 18 Franklin Pierce Stoy 1900 1911 3 Republican He became a Councilman at Large of the local government in 1891 and three years later was elected chief executive Known as the Dandy Mayor He died in office in his second term of neuritis on July 22 1911 10 11 20 George Carmany 1911 1912 Partial Republican 21 Harry Bacharach 12 1912 1912 1 Republican 22 William Riddle 1912 1916 1 Democratic 21 Harry Bacharach 1916 1920 1 Republican 12 13 23 Edward Lawrence Bader 1920 1927 2 Republican He died in office 14 24 Anthony Ruffu Jr 1927 1930 1 Republican 15 25 Joseph A Paxson 1930 1930 Partial Republican 21 Harry Bacharach 1930 1935 1 Republican 26 Charles D White 1935 1940 1 Republican 27 Thomas D Taggart Jr 1940 1944 1 Democratic 16 28 Joseph Altman 1944 1967 6 Republican He died in office He served for 23 years Joseph Altman is the longest serving mayor of Atlantic City New Jersey 29 Richard S Jackson 1967 1969 Partial Republican 30 William Thomas Somers 1969 1972 1 Democratic 31 Joseph Bradway Jr 1972 1976 1 Republican 32 Joseph Lazarow 1976 1982 1 1 2 Republican 17 33 Michael J Matthews 1982 1984 1 2 Democratic 34 James Leroy Usry 1984 1990 1 1 2 Republican First African American Mayor 18 35 Jim Whelan 1990 2002 3 Democratic 36 Lorenzo Langford 2002 2005 1 Democratic 19 37 Robert Levy 2006 2007 Partial Democratic 20 38 Scott Evans 2007 2008 Partial Democratic 21 36 Lorenzo Langford 22 2008 2013 1 1 2 Democratic 22 39 Don Guardian 2014 2017 1 Republican 23 40 Frank Gilliam 2018 2019 Partial Democratic Gilliam resigned as mayor on October 3 2019 following pleading guilty to wire fraud earlier that day in Federal Court 24 41 Marty Small Sr 2019 Present 1 1 2 Democratic Served as Acting Mayor for an unexpired term ending on December 31 2020 Reelected 25 References edit Perry Wayne 2016 04 26 Atlantic City council says no to 20 percent pay cut of own salaries themorningcall com Associated Press Retrieved 2018 05 08 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book Rutgers University Edward J Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy March 2013 p 12 The Faulkner Act New Jersey s Optional Municipal Charter Law Archived October 12 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey State League of Municipalities July 2007 Accessed October 22 2013 Elected Officials Archived 2016 11 17 at the Wayback Machine Atlantic City Accessed November 19 2016 Mayors of Atlantic City New Jersey Atlantic City New Jersey Retrieved 2016 03 20 John F Hall The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County New Jersey p 159 Atlantic City Jubilee Ends First Mayor Marches in a Procession with Present Executive New York Times June 19 1904 In All Parts of Jersey Philadelphia Record February 25 1890 Retrieved 2012 09 14 Robert T Evard one of Atlantic City s first Mayors died on Sunday after short illness He was 70 years of age Staff Ex Congressman John J Gardner The New Jersey Law Journal Volume 44 p 95 Accessed February 4 2013 While not a lawyer it was not his fault that he was not a member of the New Jersey Bar This is to be said of Ex Congressman John J Gardner of formerly Atlantic City who died on his farm at Indian Mills Burlington county on Feb 7th last of heart disease a b Atlantic City Mayor Dies In Sanitarium His Political Followers Now Being Investigated Stunned at the Unexpected News New York Times July 23 1911 Retrieved 2011 10 04 Franklin Pierce Stoy Had Ruled His City for 20 Years Welcomed Many National Gatherings a b David G Schwartz The Dandy Mayor New York Times Archived from the original on 2012 07 21 Retrieved 2012 09 14 a b Died Time magazine May 26 1947 Archived from the original on August 28 2009 Retrieved 2011 09 30 Bacharach Slated To Succeed Ruffu Jersey Utility Commissioner to Fill Unexpired Term of Late Atlantic City Mayor Long Deadlock Is Broken New Executive Is Expected to Reorganize the Government of Shore Resort New York Times July 7 1930 Retrieved 2012 09 14 Harry Bacharach State Public Utility Commissioner and Mayor of Atlantic City from 1916 to 1920 will again act as the city s chief executive beginning Thursday He will fill the unexpired term of the late Anthony M Ruffu Jr which ends in May 1932 Mayor Bader Dies Atlantic City Head Succumbs to Appendicitis Early This Morning Under Knife on Thursday Elected For Eight Years Former Member of University of Pennsylvania s Football Team A Contractor for Many Years New York Times January 29 1927 Retrieved 2012 08 08 He became Mayor of Atlantic City for the first time in 1920 after his election to the City Commission His four colleagues chose him as their executive Mayor Ruffu Killed With Three Others As Train Hits Auto Associated Press in the New York Times June 23 1930 Retrieved 2012 09 14 Mayor Anthony M Ruffu Jr Mayor of Atlantic City two unidentified women and a man believed to have been Assemblyman Anthony J Siracusa were killed when a train struck an automobile here early today New Board Pledges Montclair Economy Commissioners Installed There and in Atlantic City New York Times May 22 1940 Retrieved 2012 09 14 Atlantic City Free Public Library FAQ Archived 2007 09 28 at the Wayback Machine James L Usry the first Black mayor of Atlantic City Succumbs At 79 Archived 2006 06 17 at the Wayback Machine Mayoral Showdown Interview with Lorenzo Langford Archived 2007 01 07 at the Wayback Machine Gros Roger Casino Connection May 2005 And the newly sworn in Atlantic City mayor is William Speedy Marsh Archived 2008 01 10 at the Wayback Machine The Press of Atlantic City October 10 2007 New AC mayor promises stability The Philadelphia Inquirer November 21 2007 a b Langford back as Atlantic City mayor permanent dead link The Press of Atlantic City November 5 2008 Vote count appears to seal win for AC mayoral challenger Guardian Philadelphia Inquirer December 1 2014 Atlantic City Mayor Gilliam resigns after guilty plea in federal court Small to take over The Press of Atlantic City October 03 2019 Atlantic City Council votes Small state won t miss a beat with new mayor The Press of Atlantic City October 15 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mayors of Atlantic City New Jersey amp oldid 1219315683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
