Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey

Mayor of the City of Hoboken
since 2018
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderCornelius V. Clickener
Formation1855
Salary$116,000
WebsiteMayor Ravi Bhalla

The Mayor of the City of Hoboken is the head of the executive branch of government of Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department heads, and aides; and approve or veto ordinances passed by the City Council. The mayor is popularly elected in a nonpartisan general election. The office is held for a four-year term without term limits.

Thirty-eight individuals have held the office of mayor since the City of Hoboken was chartered on March 29, 1855. Cornelius V. Clickener was the inaugural mayor of the city, and served two consecutive terms. The current mayor is Ravinder Bhalla; he was first elected in November 2017. On July 20, 2010, the Hoboken Council voted to move the nonpartisan municipal elections to be held on the same day as the statewide general election in November.[1]

  1. ^ Musat, Stephanie (July 21, 2011). "Hoboken council majority moves next election from May 2013 to November 2013". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved July 21, 2011.

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