. ▁The ▁gover ning ▁body ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁mayor ▁and ▁a ▁bor ough ▁council ▁compr ising ▁six ▁council ▁members , ▁with ▁all ▁positions ▁elected ▁at - large ▁on ▁a ▁part isan ▁basis ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁November ▁general ▁election . ▁A ▁mayor ▁is ▁elected ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁vot ers ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁of ▁office . ▁The ▁bor ough ▁council ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁members ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁three - year ▁terms ▁on ▁a ▁st agger ed ▁basis , ▁with ▁two ▁seats ▁coming ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁three - year ▁cycle . ▁The ▁bor ough ▁form ▁of ▁government , ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁system ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁is ▁a ▁" weak ▁mayor ▁/ ▁strong ▁council " ▁government ▁in ▁which ▁council ▁members ▁act ▁as ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁body ▁with ▁the ▁mayor ▁pres iding ▁at ▁meet ings ▁and ▁voting ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁tie . ▁The ▁mayor ▁can ▁v eto ▁ordin ances ▁subject ▁to ▁an ▁override ▁by ▁a ▁two - third s ▁majority ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁council . ▁The ▁mayor ▁makes ▁committee ▁and ▁l ia ison ▁assign ments ▁for ▁council ▁members , ▁and ▁most ▁appoint ments ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁mayor ▁with ▁the ▁advice ▁and ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁council . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁Carl stadt ▁is ▁Republican ▁Robert ▁J . ▁" Bob " ▁Z imm ermann , ▁whose ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁ends ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 3 . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁are ▁D iane ▁De Bi ase