The Township of Harding operates under the “township” form of government. This is the oldest form of municipal government in New Jersey, having been first established by the Township Act of 1798. The township form of government is “government by committee,” with the legislative and executive responsibilities of the municipality vested in the township committee as a whole. The Committee establishes policies for the administration of the various departments and appoints the Township Administrator who is responsible for carrying out those policies and overseeing the day to day operations of the township.

The township committee members are elected officials whose three year terms of office begin on January 1 following their election at the November general election. At the reorganization meeting during the first seven days of January, the township committee elects one of their number to be the mayor. Eleven standing committees are appointed at the reorganization meeting including Planning, Zoning & Legal; Finance & Insurance; Public Safety; Public Works and Building; Personnel; Recreation Commission; Freeholder Liaison; Glen Alpin Steering Liaison; School Board Liaison; Open Space Liaison; and Board of Health Liaison. Two members of the township committee serve on each standing committee and provide oversight to the departments.

For 2010:

Committee Chair:        Marshall P. Bartlett

Committee Vice-Chair:   Regina M. Egea

Committee Person:       Louis J. Lanzerotti

Committee Person:       Ned Ward

Committee Person:       Nicolas Platt

ANNOUNCEMENT OF STANDING COMMITTEES :

Committee                    Chair           Vice Chair

Planning, Zoning and Legal   Mr. Bartlett    Ms. Egea

Finance & Insurance          Ms. Egea        Mr. Lanzerotti

Public Safety                Mr. Ward        Ms. Egea

Public Health                Mr. Platt

Public Works and Building    Mr. Platt       Mr. Lanzerotti

Open Space Trust             Mr. Ward        Mr. Platt

ANNOUNCEMENT OF TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AND TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE BOARD/COMMISSION LIASONS :

Personnel                    Mr. Ward        Ms. Egea

Library                      Mr. Ward        Mr. Lanzerotti

Recreation                   Mr. Ward        Mr. Platt

Morris Cty Freeholder Board  Ms. Egea        Mr. Platt

Glen Alpin Strategy          Ms. Egea        Mr. Lanzerotti

Harding Twp School Board     Mr. Lanzerotti  Mr. Ward

Local Assistance Board       Mr. Ward

Ten Towns                    Mr. Lanzerotti

Redevelopment Steering       Mr. Ward        Mr. Platt
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Environmental Commission     Mr. Bartlett

Historic Preservation        Mr. Lanzerotti

Shade Tree Commission        Mr. Platt