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The Municipal Council is the legislative branch of government for Newark, New Jersey. Newark was governed by a mayor and common council from 1836 to 1917 and then by a five-member commission until 1954. Effective as of July 1, 1954, the voters of the city of Newark, by a referendum held on November 3, 1953 and under the Optional Municipal Charter Law (commonly known as the Faulkner Act), adopted the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) Plan C as the form of local government.〔''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 125.〕 There are nine council members elected on a nonpartisan basis at the regular municipal election or at the general election for terms of four years: one council member from each of five wards and four council members on an at-large basis. The mayor is also elected for a term of four years.〔(The Municipal Council ), City of Newark. December 4, 2013.〕 Municipal elections in Newark are nonpartisan. and are held on the 2nd Tuesday in May. A council candidate seeking a post in a ward must receive more than 50 percent of the vote. If a candidate does not receive a majority, a run-off election is held with the two candidates with the greatest number of votes. Council members choose their own President and until 2014, when the position was eliminated, Vice President. As of 2012, the Municipal Council were the highest paid city council members in the state, earning approximately $85,000 pa, with the president earning roughly $94,000.〔Council members are paid $64,766 annual and $18,000 in payments in lieu of expenses each year while the city council president receives a $71,375 salary and $20,000 for expenses, according to the clerk's office.〕 Elections for Municipal Council were last held on May 13, 2014 with members sworn in on July 1, 2014. 〔http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/05/newark_election_2014_candidates_compete_for_council_seats.html〕 ==Current Members== The current members,of the council are serving terms which end June 30, 2018.〔(The Municipal Council ), City of Newark. Accessed 2013-12-03.〕〔(Municipal Officials ), Essex County, New Jersey Retrieved 2013-12-02.〕 * Mildred C. Crump (President/Council Member-at-Large) * Augusto Amador (Council Member, East Ward) * John Sharpe James (Council Member, South Ward) * Carlos M. Gonzalez (Council Member-at-Large) * Anibal Ramos, Jr. (Council Member, North Ward) * Joe McCallum (Council Member, West Ward) * Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins (Council Member, Central Ward) * Eddie Osborne (Council Member-at-Large) * Luis A. Quintana (Council Member-at-Large) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Municipal Council of Newark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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