▁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 ▁Cl iff side ▁Park ▁is ▁Dem ocrat ▁Thomas ▁Cal ab res e , ▁who ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁ending ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 3 . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough ▁council ▁are ▁Council ▁President ▁D ana ▁Martin otti ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ), ▁Larry ▁J . ▁B ong ard ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ), ▁Peter ▁J . ▁Col ao ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 2 ), ▁John ▁Ch m iele w ski ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 1 ; ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁an ▁un exp ired ▁term ), ▁Kenneth ▁J . ▁Cor cor an ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 2 ) ▁and ▁Sel vie ▁Nik aj ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 1 ). ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁appointed ▁John ▁Ch m iele w ski ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁seat ▁exp iring ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁Don na ▁M . ▁Sp oto ▁until ▁she ▁res igned ▁from ▁her ▁seat ▁the ▁previous ▁month ▁after ▁ 3 1 ▁years ▁in ▁office ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁move ▁out