Departments
Township Clerk
Department of Recreation
Department of Finance
Department of Public Works
Department of Health
Building Department
Department of Planning/Zoning
Court Department
Police Department
Services
Fire Services
First Aid Squad
Library
Mayor & Elected Committee Members
Staff Names & Contact Information
Boards, Committees & Commissions
Address & Hours of Operation
News & Events
Event/Meeting Calendar
Upcoming Community Activities |
Municipal Offices (973) 543-4555
Business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The administrative offices of the Township government are located in Township Hall at
the corner of Cherry Lane and Main Street. The Township Hall is a former school building,
renovated for municipal offices and the Township Library in the 1950s. The building’s
first floor is home to the Township’s privately operated Library. The second floor of
the building contains municipal offices and a meeting room used for court sessions and all
public meetings. Municipal staff are available at Township Hall during normal business
hours to conduct municipal business and respond to citizen inquiries and concerns.
Holiday Closings
As follows:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Washington’s Birthday
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veteran’s Day
- Thanksgiving Day and Friday
- Christmas Day
Directions to Mendham Township Municipal Building
From the South:
Easily accessed from the New Jersey Turnpike, take Route 287 North
to exit 30B, Route 202/Bernardsville. Take a right at the first light onto Route
202 North towards Jockey Hollow and Morristown, and follow for 2 miles. Take a left
onto Tempe Wick Road towards Mendham and Jockey Hollow. Follow Tempe Wick Road for
2.5 miles and take a right onto Corey Lane. Follow Corey Lane until it intersects
with Route 24. Take a left onto Route 24 West, and second right onto Cherry Lane.*
From North, East, or West:
Easily accessed from Routes 80, 24, 202, take Route 287 South to exit 36
for Morris, Lafayette, and Ridgedale Avenues. Stay left for Morris and Lafayette Avenues.
Go straight at the first traffic light onto Lafayette Avenue. At the second light, bear
right onto Morris Avenue, and follow signs for County Route 510 West. ( For Route
510 take the first left off of Morris Avenue and follow signs around the Morristown
Green.) At the intersection with Washington Avenue, take a right and follow for 5 miles
into Mendham. ( Washington Avenue becomes Route 510 and then local Route 24.) At
approximately five miles, take a right onto Cherry Lane.*
*The municipal offices are on the second floor of the large yellow building on
the corner of Cherry Lane and West Main Street.
How the Municipal Government Works
The Mayor and Township Committee
Mendham operates under the Township form of government. The Township committee,
which is the Governing Body, consists of five members elected at large for three year
overlapping terms. The Committee annually selects one of its representatives to
serve as Mayor.
In order to ensure good communications and continuity of the conduct of Township business,
members of the Township Committee serve as members, or liaison to, all other Boards,
Committees, and Commissions within the Township government. The Township Committee
exercises control over the conduct of municipal business by means of legislation through
ordinances or resolutions, approval and adoption of annual municipal budgets and the
formulation of of policy to be carried out by the staff.
Office of the Township Administrator
As provided by local ordinance, the Township Administrator serves as the Chief
Administrative Officer, responsible for the conduct of day to day municipal business.
The various municipal department heads report to the Administrator. His
duties include the coordination of activities of the Township, implementing the decisions
of the Township Committee, the efficient and proper delivery of services to the community
and the negotiation of contracts for the Township. |
