Style His Honor Inaugural holder William Halsey Salary $130,721 in 2015 | Residence Private Formation 1836 | |
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Term length Four years; may serve consecutive terms | ||
The Mayor of the City of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department heads, and aides; and approve or veto ordinances passed by the City Council.
Newark, New Jersey, was founded in 1666 and became a township on October 31, 1693, and granted a Royal charter on April 27, 1713. It was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, and reincorporated as city in 1836.
The Mayor of Newark is elected for a four-year term. Municipal elections in city are nonpartisan and are held on the 2nd Tuesday in May. The current mayor Ras J. Baraka was elected in the Newark mayoral election on May 13, 2014.