Telephone: (732) 634-4500 (Municipal Building Main Number)

Telephone:  (732) 602-6007 (Municipal Clerk's Office)

Facsimile: (732) 602-6053 (Municipal Clerk's Office Only)

 John M. Mitch, RMC, CMC, CMR, Municipal Clerk

The Municipal Clerk's Office is considered the "hub" of municipal government operations; serving as liaison between governing officials and taxpayers and between the Executive and Legislative bodies. The Municipal Clerk serves as secretary to the municipal corporation, secretary to the governing body, chief administration official in all elections, chief registrar of voters, administrative officer for various licenses and permits, and coordinator and records manager for local archives and records retention programs.  Additionally, he serves as the Registrar of Vital Statistics, issuing certified copies of birth, marriage, and death records and processes marriage, domestic partnership, and civil union applications.  The Clerk and his staff are the custodians of record, providing access to public documents in accordance with OPRA (Open Public Records Act).  The office also receives all applications for bingo and raffle licenses, garage sales, peddlers, canvassers, transient merchants, going out of business, Christmas tree sales, residential parking permits, etc.

All meetings of the Municipal Council will be held in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, One Main Street, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095 beginning at 7:00 p.m. (unless otherwise advertised).  Formal action will be taken at Council Meetings and may take place at any Work Session. Executive Session may take place at a Work Session or Council Meeting. Members of the Municipal Council may be contacted through the Municipal Clerk's Office or the Township's website (www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us).

The Municipal Council, as authorized by Chapter 4, Article 2:4-5 of the Revised Ordinance of the Township of Woodbridge, shall constitute the authority to administer the issuance of licenses and to enforce state statutes and regulations and Local Ordinances relating to alcoholic beverage control. The Municipal Council, acting as the local Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, shall have the authority to afford a hearing if and when there is need for such action.

John M. Mitch, RMC, CMC, CMR
Municipal Clerk