Bergen County Board of Commissioners

The Bergen County Board of Commissioners (formerly the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders) is a Board of seven people who govern Bergen County, New Jersey alongside the Bergen County Executive. The members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with either two or three seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting in the beginning of January, the board elects a chair, Vice Chair and Chair Pro Tempore from among its members. As of 2023, Bergen County's Commissioners are Chair Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, term ends December 31, 2024), Vice Chair Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, term ends December 31, 2024), Chair Pro Tempore Dr. Joan M. Voss (D, Fort Lee, December 31, 2023), Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, term ends December 31, 2025), Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, term ends December 31, 2023), Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, term ends December 31, 2025), and Thomas J. Sullivan (D, Montvale, term ends December 31, 2025).

Bergen County Board of Commissioners
Leadership
Chair
Steven A. Tanelli (D)
Vice Chair
Tracy Silna Zur (D)
Chair Pro Tempore
Structure
Seats7
Political groups
Democratic Party (7)
Length of term
3 years
Website
Bergen County Commissioners

Responsibilities

The Board is responsible for creating the laws for Bergen County. Most importantly the Board is responsible for creating and adopting a yearly budget for the county.[1]

Party affiliation
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 7
  Republican Party 0
Total 7

Sessions

2020

In 2020, the Board chose Commissioner Mary J. Amoroso to serve as chair of the board, Dr. Joan M. Voss as Vice Chair, and Steven A. Tanelli as Chair Pro Tempore.

2019

In 2019, the Board chose Commissioner Germaine Ortiz to serve as chair of the board, making her the first Latina to do so.[2] This was also the first time that the Board had been entirely led by women: Mary Amoroso serving as Vice Chair and Joan Voss and Chair Pro-tempore.

Previous sessions
Year County Executive Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Seat 5 Seat 6 Seat 7
2014[3]

Kathleen Donovan (R)

David L. Ganz (D)

Joan Voss (D)

John A. Felice (R)

Maura DeNicola (R)

Steve Tanelli (D)

James Tedesco (D)

Tracy Silna Zur (D)

2015

James Tedesco (D)

Thomas Sullivan (D)

2016
2017[4]

Germaine Ortiz (D)

Mary Amaroso (D)

2018
2019
2020
2021

Ramon Hache Sr. (D)

2022
2023

Rafael Marte (D)

References
  1. "Bergen County Board of Freeholders". co.bergen.nj.us. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. "Ortiz to lead Bergen Freeholders". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  3. "Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  4. "Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
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