We would like to add good luck today for
Bergen County Freeholder: Mitchell, Tyburczy and Ortiz-Berger
Assemblyman Robert Auth New Jersey’s 39th Legislative District.
Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi New Jersey’s 39th Legislative District.
The Cosgrove Team for Fair Lawn Council
from the staff of the Ridgewood blog
By Paul Nichols
Friday, Oct 30, 2015
When thinking of who to vote for in the 2015 election for Bergen County Freeholder we must look ahead. This year three seats on the board of seven are on the ballot, all three are currently held by Democrats who make up a 5-2 majority.
In 2016 voters again will choose three people to represent them on the board however two of those seats include the two republicans who currently make up the minority. Simply put, a victory for the Democrats in 2015 means two years of Democrat control of the Freeholder Board as well as the office of County Executive.
To operate properly government requires a system of checks and balances. The Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders is an important and necessary means of oversight in our form of government in Bergen County.
While the Freeholder Board has little control over the day-to-day operation of our county’s government it acts as a financial backstop overseeing the County’s purse.
