Bergen County Board of Commissioners

Members of the Bergen County, New Jersey government.

Bergen County Board of Commissioners

Leadership

Chair

Germaine M. Ortiz (D)

Vice Chair

Mary J. Amoroso (D)

Chair Pro Tempore

Joan Voss (D)

Structure
Seats| 7

Political groups

| Democratic Party (7)

Length of term

| 3 years
Website
Bergen County Commissioners

The Bergen County Board of Commissioners  (formerly the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders) is a Board of seven people who govern Bergen County, New Jersey alongside the Bergen County Executive. The members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with either two or three seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting in the beginning of January, the board elects a Chair, Vice Chair and Chair Pro Tempore from among its members.

## Responsibilities

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The Board is responsible for creating the laws for Bergen County. Most importantly the Board is responsible for creating and adopting a yearly budget for the county.[1]

## Sessions

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### 2024

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In 2024, the Board chose Commissioner Germaine M. Ortiz to serve as Chair of the Board, Mary J. Amoroso as Vice Chair, and Dr. Joan M. Voss as Chair Pro Tempore.

### 2023

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In 2023, the Board chose Commissioner Thomas J. Sullivan to serve as Chair of the Board, Germaine M. Ortiz as Vice Chair, and Dr. Joan M. Voss as Chair Pro Tempore.

### 2022

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In 2022, the Board chose Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur to serve as Chair of the Board, Thomas J. Sullivan as Vice Chair, and Dr. Joan M. Voss as Chair Pro Tempore.

### 2021

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In 2021, the Board chose Commissioner Steven A. Tanelli to serve as Chair of the Board, Tracy Silna Zur as Vice Chair, and Dr. Joan M. Voss as Chair Pro Tempore.

### 2020

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In 2020, the Board chose Commissioner Mary J. Amoroso to serve as Chair of the Board, Dr. Joan M. Voss as Vice Chair, and Steven A. Tanelli as Chair Pro Tempore.

### 2019

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In 2019, the Board chose Commissioner Germaine Ortiz to serve as Chair of the Board, making her the first Latina to do so.[2] This was also the first time that the Board had been entirely led by women: Mary Amoroso serving as Vice Chair and Joan Voss and Chair Pro-tempore.

### Previous sessions

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Year  | County Executive  | Seat 1  | Seat 2  | Seat 3  | Seat 4  | Seat 5  | Seat 6  | Seat 7

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2014[3] |

Kathleen Donovan (R)

David L. Ganz (D)

Joan Voss (D)

John A. Felice (R)

Maura DeNicola (R)

Steve Tanelli (D)

James Tedesco (D)

Tracy Silna Zur (D)

2015  |

James Tedesco (D)

Thomas Sullivan (D)

2016
2017[4] |

Germaine Ortiz (D)

Mary Amaroso (D)

2018
2019
2020
2021  |

Ramon Hache Sr. (D)

2022
2023  |

Rafael Marte (D)

2024
2025

## References

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1. ^ "Bergen County Board of Freeholders". co.bergen.nj.us. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
2. ^ "Ortiz to lead Bergen Freeholders". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
3. ^ "Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
4. ^ "Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.