Government
Passaic
County's Board of Chosen Freeholders are elected at-large for
three-year terms on a staggered basis. A Freeholder Director and
Freeholder Deputy Director are elected from among the seven Freeholders
at an annual reorganization meeting in January. The Freeholders
select a County Administrator who, in the role of chief administrative
officer, supervises the day-to-day operation of county government
and its departments. Passaic County has six committees of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders. They are Administration & Finance;
Health, Education and Community Affairs; Public Works and Buildings
& Grounds; Law & Public Safety; Human Services and Planning
and Economic Development. The Freeholders also appoint individuals
to departments, agencies, boards and commissions for the effective
administration of county government. New Jersey is the only state
in the nation where elected county officials are called "Freeholders,"
governing each county as part of its own Board of Chosen Freeholders.
The number of freeholders is determined by referendum, and cannot
exceed nine members.
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Passaic
County Important Phone Numbers:
Elections
311 Pennsylvania Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 881- 4515
Public
Safety Academy
300 Oldham Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 904- 3621
Health
Department
311 Pennsylvania Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 881- 4396
Human
Resources
401 Grand Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973) 881- 4480
Parks
Department
311 Pennsylvania Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 881-4832
Passaic
County Administration Building
401 Grand Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973) 225- 3632
Planning
Department
930 Riverview Drive
Totowa NJ, 07512
(973) 569-4040
Natural
Resources
1310 Route 23 North
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 305- 5738
Senior
and Disability Services
930 Riverview Drive
Totowa, NJ 07512
(973) 569-4060
Sheriff
435 Hamburg Turnpike
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
(973) 881-7500
Surrogate
77 Hamilton Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973) 881- 4760
Taxation
435 Hamburg Turnpike
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 720- 7399
Veterans’
Affairs
930 Riverview Drive
Totowa, NJ 07512
973) 569-4090
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