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Jul 30, 2024 · SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A proposal to privatize the water system in South Orange is headed to voters this November. The South Orange Village Council voted 4-2 on second reading for ordinance...
- Eric Kiefer
South Orange is governed under a special charter granted by the New Jersey Legislature. The village is one of 11 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that operate under a special charter. [84] [85] The governing body is comprised of a six-member village council and a mayor, all of which are unpaid positions.
Nov 3, 2011 · Today, South Orange is one of only eleven municipalities in a total of 566 in the state of New Jersey that is governed by Special Charter. Our Special Charter is based on the Village form of...
Jul 16, 2024 · SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange has taken the first step towards privatizing its water system – although the final say would be up to local voters. And the Essex County municipality isn't the...
Mar 24, 2024 · South Orange, with an elected president and Board of Trustees, was unique among the 564 municipalities. But the new charter abolishes the office of president and the Board of Trustees and...
Oct 23, 2024 · From TAPinto SOMA. By The Jersey Bee Staff Local Government, Local News, South Orange March 18, 2024. South Orange’s board of trustees unanimously voted to change the government’s official name from “Township of South Orange Village” back to its original 1869 title, “South Orange Village.”
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Mar 24, 2024 · South Orange officially changed its name, the name of its elected officers, some of its staff, and more at its March 11 Board of Trustees — er, Council — meeting. Now, Sheena Collum will be known as “Mayor Collum”, instead of “Village President Collum.”
