▁geometry ▁Category : Element ary ▁mathematics <0x0A> </s> ▁Atlantic ▁City , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁It ▁is ▁govern ed ▁within ▁the ▁Fa ulk ner ▁Act ▁( form ally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Optional ▁Municipal ▁Char ter ▁Law ) ▁under ▁the ▁Mayor - C oun cil ▁system ▁of ▁municipal ▁government ▁( Plan ▁D ), ▁implemented ▁by ▁direct ▁pet ition ▁effective ▁as ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁The ▁City ▁Council ▁is ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁Atlantic ▁City . ▁There ▁are ▁nine ▁Council ▁members , ▁who ▁are ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁four ▁years , ▁one ▁from ▁each ▁of ▁six ▁w ards ▁and ▁three ▁serving ▁at - large . ▁The ▁City ▁Council ▁exer cis es ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁holding ▁Council ▁meet ings ▁to ▁introduce ▁ordin ances ▁and ▁resolution s ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁City ▁government . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Council ▁members ▁review ▁bud gets ▁submitted ▁by ▁the ▁Mayor ; ▁provide ▁for ▁an ▁annual ▁aud it ▁of ▁the ▁City ' s ▁accounts ▁and ▁financial ▁transactions ; ▁organ ize ▁standing ▁comm itte es ▁and ▁hold ▁public ▁hear ings ▁to ▁address ▁important ▁issues ▁which ▁impact ▁Atlantic ▁City . ▁Form er ▁Mayor ▁Bob ▁Le vy ▁created ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁Eth ics ▁Board ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁the ▁Board ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁by ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁Council . ▁Since ▁its ▁incorpor ation ▁in ▁ 1