RED BANK: CHARTER REVIEW VOTE SLATED
Authorization of the charter study, and all five seats on it, would be on the November ballot if the council follows through on Wednesday’s informal vote. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
[Updated to include borough attorney memo on charter review timeline.]
By JOHN T. WARD
Red Bank’s council informally agreed Wednesday night to have voters decide whether the borough’s form of government should be reviewed for possible overhaul.
The unanimous action by the council, all Democrats, could eventually lead to nonpartisan elections, watering down the party’s long dominance of municipal government.
Red Bank Republicans announced two “placeholder” candidates for borough council in the November election Monday.
Both Republican candidates for Red Bank borough council seats in November’s election have formally dropped out of the race.
Democrats will maintain their lock on the Red Bank government in 2020.
