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MAYOR AND COUNCIL

The borough form of government was created in 1878 and modified by the Borough Act of 1987. There are approximately 218 municipalities using the borough form of government, which is supervised by a mayor and six council members, all of whom are elected at large. There are 37 boroughs in Monmouth County.

The regular meetings of the Borough Council for 2008 are:

Second and Fourth Tuesday of each month
Charles S. Callman Hall Courtroom of the Memorial Borough Hall
80 East River Road, Rumson, N.J.
7:30 p.m.

Work sessions of the Borough Council are the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of each month at 4:30 p.m., when needed, in the Charles S. Callman Courtroom/Council Chamber of memorial Borough Hall.

Mayor Expiration of Term
   John E. Ekdahl    December 31, 2011
Borough Council President Expiration of Term
   Robert Kammerer    December 31, 2008
Borough Council Members Expiration of Term
   Mark E. Rubin    December 31, 2009
   Joseph K Hemphill    December 31, 2011
   Shaun Broderick    December 31, 2008
   Frank Shanley    December 31, 2009
   Robert Kammerer    December 31, 2008
   Joan P. DeVoe    December 31, 2011
Council Committees  
   Finance/Administration   Broderick, Shanley, Hemphill
   Police/Fire/EMS   Kammerer, Ekdahl, Broderick
   Public Works/Utilities   Shanley, Rubin, DeVoe
   Public Buildings/Construction/
   Zoning/Engineering
  Hemphill, Kammerer, Ekdahl
   Public Parks/Recreation/Information   DeVoe, Shanley, Hemphill
   OEM Coordinator   Mark Rubin

In each case the first name indicates the Committee Chairman and the second name the Vice-Chairman