Editing Sayreville, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Sayreville is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected [[direct election|directly]] by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 87.</ref> The borough form of government used by Sayreville is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the [[mayor]] of Sayreville is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Kennedy O'Brien, whose term of ends December 31, 2027.<ref name=Mayor>[http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/Mayor/?TID=87&TPID=8635 Mayor's Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224174943/http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/Mayor/?TID=87&TPID=8635 |date=February 24, 2011 }}, Borough of Sayreville. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref> Members of the Borough Council are Daniel Balka (R, 2025), Michael Colaci (R, 2026), Christian Onuoha (R, 2024), Donna Roberts (R, 2025), Stanley "Stash" Synarski (R, 2024; elected to serve an unexpired term) and John Zebrowski (R, 2026).<ref>[http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/TownCouncil/?TID=87&TPID=8636 Borough Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224174932/http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/TownCouncil/?TID=87&TPID=8636 |date=February 24, 2011 }}, Borough of Sayreville. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.sayreville.com/documents/Budget/2024/1219_introbudget_2024.pdf#page=12 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Sayreville. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/119048/web.317647/#/summary November 7, 2023 General Election Official Results], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], December 7, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/116148/web.307039/#/summary November 8, 2022 General Election Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004043448/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/116148/web.307039/#/summary |date=October 4, 2023 }}, [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/110780/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104080323/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/110780/web.278093/#/summary |date=January 4, 2022 }}, [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], updated November 19, 2021. Accessed April 13, 2022.</ref>

Starting in January 2024, the Mayor's seat and the Borough Council are all held by Republicans, following a clean sweep in the November 2023 elections, marking the first time in the Borough's history that all seats on the local governing body are held by Republicans.<ref>Mooney, John. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/raritan-bay/sections/elections/articles/sayreville-republicans-sweep-o-brien-elected-to-sixth-term-as-mayor "Sayreville Republicans Sweep; O’Brien Elected to Sixth Term as Mayor"], [[TAPinto]] Raritan Bay, November 8, 2023. "A huge red wave swept through the borough on Election Day, with the Republicans to now occupy the Mayor’s seat and all Borough Council seats for the first time in the town’s history. Mayor-elect Kennedy O’Brien, who did not seek re-election in 2019 to care for his wife who was ill at the time, reclaimed the seat in a resounding victory over his Democratic challenger, Bill Henry, with a vote tally of 5,069 to 3,292."</ref>

Republican [[Eunice Dwumfour]], who had taken office in January 2021 for a three-year term, was found dead in her car in February 2023, the victim of a shooting.<ref>Victor, Daniel; and Tully, Tracey. [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/nyregion/eunice-dwumfour-sayreville-shooting-nj.html "New Jersey Councilwoman Is Fatally Shot, Officials Say"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202162235/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/nyregion/eunice-dwumfour-sayreville-shooting-nj.html |date=February 2, 2023 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 2, 2023. Accessed February 2, 2023. "Eunice K. Dwumfour, a 30-year-old councilwoman serving her first term in Sayreville, N.J., was fatally shot on Wednesday night, officials said.... Officers with the Sayreville Police Department found Ms. Dwumfour in her car with multiple gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene."</ref>

In January 2020, Dave McGill was selected from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to complete the term expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Victoria Kilpatrick until she left office to take office as mayor.<ref>Loyer, Susan. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2020/01/14/sayreville-david-mcgill-replaces-victoria-kilpatrick-borough-council/4464529002/ "Sayreville: David McGill replaces Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick on borough council"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211155930/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2020/01/14/sayreville-david-mcgill-replaces-victoria-kilpatrick-borough-council/4464529002/ |date=February 11, 2020 }}, ''[[Courier News]]'', January 14, 2020. "Sayreville – The borough council has tapped a replacement for former member Victoria Kilpatrick, who was sworn in as mayor earlier this month. Democrat David McGill, who is no stranger to the council, was unanimously approved Monday to fill Kilpatrick's unexpired term, which runs through the end of 2020."</ref>

In December 2018, the borough council selected former councilmember Dave McGill from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that had been held by Ricci Melendez until he resigned from office to focus his time on his business.<ref>Loyer, Susan. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2018/12/01/sayreville-borough-council-dave-mcgill-selected-ricci-melendez/2148380002/ "Sayreville: Dave McGill selected to replace Ricci Melendez on Borough Council"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001140042/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2018/12/01/sayreville-borough-council-dave-mcgill-selected-ricci-melendez/2148380002/ |date=October 1, 2020 }}, ''[[Courier News]]'', December 1, 2018. Accessed December 24, 2019. "Borough Council has selected the replacement for a former council member who resigned earlier this month. Dave McGill, a Democrat who served on the council from 2013 to 2016, was selected to serve the unexpired term of former Councilman Ricci Melendez."</ref>

====Emergency services====
Sayreville's EMS-Rescue System is operated by a combination paid-volunteer system. Coverage is split between Hackensack Meridian Health JFK EMS and an all-volunteer township membership. The Sayreville Emergency Squad was founded in 1936 and provides EMS-Rescue Service with its sister Squad, Morgan First Aid. Both squads provide [[Emergency medical service]]s, Motor Vehicle Extrication, Boat and Water Rescue, Search and Rescue, and any other rescue function needed. As one of the few completely volunteer first aid squads remaining in central New Jersey, they provide these services free to the citizens of Sayreville.<ref>[http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=87&TPID=9181 Sayreville Emergency Squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204142611/http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=87&TPID=9181 |date=December 4, 2019 }}, Borough of Sayreville. Accessed December 24, 2019.</ref>

Sayreville also has an all-volunteer fire department. It has four fire companies, Sayreville Engine Company #1, Melrose Hose Company #1, Morgan Hose & Chemical Company #1 and President Park Volunteer Fire Company, which respond to 900 calls per year.<ref>[http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=87&TPID=9293 Sayreville Fire Department] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322124313/http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=87&TPID=9293 |date=March 22, 2012 }}, Borough of Sayreville. Accessed March 5, 2020. "The Sayreville Fire Department is an all-volunteer fire department comprised of four stations with about one hundred members. The fire department protects approximately 45,000 residents in an area of 17 square miles. The fire department responds to roughly 900 requests for service annually."</ref>

Sayreville operates an all-volunteer auxiliary police, which assists the police department with night patrols, Sunday church crossings and various borough events. They are also called into action in the event of large-scale borough emergencies where the police department is stressed for manpower.<ref>[http://www.sayrevillepoliceaux.org/about.htm About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117042610/http://sayrevillepoliceaux.org/about.htm |date=November 17, 2013 }}, Sayreville Police Auxiliary. Accessed December 24, 2019.</ref>