Elizabeth Government
The City of Elizabeth operates under a Mayor-Council form of government. In addition to the Mayor, there are nine council members, six of whom are ward representatives, and three that serve at-large. Both Mayor and Council members are elected to serve four-year terms. City Council meetings are generally held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
City Hall is located at 50 Winfield Scott Plaza in the Historic Midtown District. Elizabeth is also the County seat of Union, and the Union County Administration Building and the County Courthouse are also in the Midtown District, at Rahway Avenue and S. Broad Street. The Elizabeth Development Company, which administers the City’s Urban Enterprise Zone Program and many helpful business programs and incentives, is located on North Broad Street and Westfield Avenue.
The Greater Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce is the champion of its robust citywide business community. There are two merchant associations, the Midtown Special Improvement District, and the Elizabeth Avenue Partnership that play important roles in the area’s retail commerce.
The award-winning Elizabeth Public Library serves the City’s community with several branches, bookmobile service, and its newly renovated Main Branch on 11 S. Broad Street. Its computer offerings are considered among the most impressive in the state.
The Police Department/Municipal Court Complex is located at 1 Police Plaza (East Grand St.), off Broad Street in Midtown, and the Main Post Office, considered an architectural masterpiece, is located at N. Broad Street and Westfield Avenue.
MAYOR CHRIS BOLLWAGE’S LIST OF IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
(All area codes 908)
CITY CLERK ..............................................................820-4130
CITY HALL (Main) .....................................................820-4000
ELIZABETH BOARD
OF EDUCATION ........................................................436-5000
ELIZABETH HOME
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ..................................352-8450
ELIZABETH OFFICE
ON AGING ..................................................................820-4044
ELIZABETH PUBLIC LIBRARY ..............................354-6060
EMERGENCY ............................................................911
FIRE HEADQUARTERS ..........................................820-2800
HOUSING AUTHORITY
OF ELIZABETH ..........................................................965-2400
INFOLINE ...................................................................820-4243
PARKING AUTHORITY ............................................353-0949
POLICE HEADQUARTERS ....................................558-2000
POST OFFICE
(MAIN BRANCH) .......................................................820-8540
PUBLIC INFORMATION ..........................................820-4124
RECYCLING INFORMATION .................................820-4154
VITAL STATISTICS (licenses, etc) .........................820-4081
VIOLATIONS BUREAU ............................................527-6575
WATER COMPANY ......................................1-800-272-1325
COMMERCE
GREATER ELIZABETH
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ..................................355-7600
ELIZABETH DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY .................................................................289-0262
ELIZABETH AVENUE
PARTNERSHIP .........................................................965-0660
HISTORIC MIDTOWN
ELIZABETH (SID) ......................................................355-9600
UNION COUNTY
MAIN LINE ..................................................................527-4000
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
MANAGER .................................................................527-4200
CLERK OF THE BOARD .........................................527-4787
INFO LINE ......................................................1-877-424-1234
OTHERS
NJ TRANSIT (bus and rail) ..........................1-800-772-2222
NJ MOTOR VEHICLE
COMMISSION ...................................................609-292-6500
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