Bloomfield, New Jersey was incorporated on March 23, 1812. It operates under a
Special Charter granted under an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature. The township is governed by a mayor and a six-member Township Council. The mayor and three councilmembers are elected
at-large, and one member from each of three
wards, with all positions chosen on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. Councilmembers are elected to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with the three at-large seats (and the mayoral seat) up for election together and the three ward seats coming up for election two years later.[1] Bloomfield's charter, retains most of the characteristics of the
Town form, with additional powers delegated to an administrator.[2] The mayors are:[3]