To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: I have heard that some voters in the city are confused about whether or not there should have been a run-off election declared for the third council seat. For those who follow city politics closely, we had a change of government in 2013. This change was recommended by the […]

An explanatory statement that accompanied the change of government referendum incorrectly interpreted how the city would begin to stagger the terms of council members, but the mistake does not invalidate the ballot question. A majority of Asbury Park voters approved the change, which cut short the terms of all five seated council members. A directly-elected mayor, staggered terms […]

The four year term of Asbury Park’s new City Council will be cut short after voters approved a change of government referendum on Tuesday. An election will take place next year in November to select a new governing body. The current five-member council [above] was sworn in on July 1. According to unofficial returns from the Monmouth […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, People have been asking my opinion regarding the ballot question to change our form of government. I realize that the charter study commission has worked long and hard and I deeply appreciate all of their efforts. Although I do not agree with some of their findings, I applaud and thank […]

A directly-elected mayor, staggered terms and run-off elections are among the recommendations the city’s charter study commission [above] will submit to Asbury Park voters in a referendum this November. Also in the package of changes is moving the municipal election from May to November. If voters approve the recommendations, new elections will take place next […]

The city’s charter study commission — which has the power to place a referendum on the November ballot changing how Asbury Park organizes its government and municipal elections — has two more meetings scheduled as it grapples with its final recommendations. The commission [above at its last meeting] has until August 5 to issue its […]

The city’s charter study commission — which has the power to place a referendum on the November ballot changing how Asbury Park organizes its government and municipal elections — plans to reopen two issues it had tentatively decided Monday night, according to commission chairperson Pam Lamberton [above]. The commission has until August 5 to issue […]

The city’s Charter Study Commission has tentatively approved change-of-government recommendations to submit to Asbury voters on the November ballot. The commission voted last night on the tentative recommendations which will be made into a formal report, according to commissioners Michelle Maguire, Rita Marano and Duanne Small. A final report must be approved by the commission, […]

Although its chairwoman last week said that the Charter Study Commission was ready to recommend a new form of government for Asbury Park voters to approve, the commission failed to do so at its Monday night meeting. The commission, established by voters last year, is tasked with studying the city’s current form of government. It […]

The Charter Study Commission is ready to recommend a new form of government to Asbury Park voters, the chairwoman of the commission told the City Council on Wednesday night. “We have decided to recommend a new form of government,” said Pam Lamberton, the commission chairwoman, who also asked the public to give input to the […]