The Jersey City Council serves is a local government body in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Jersey City Council serves as the legislative body for Jersey City, and consists of nine members. It consists of six ward-based districts and three at-large districts. The city operates under a mayor-council system of local governance. The members of the City Council vote among themselves to select one member to serve as the City Council President every two years.
Every four years, a city-wide election is held to elect the members of the city council. All city council elections are non-partisan, with a runoff scheduled for races in which no candidate has received a majority of the votes.
The current members of the city council are:
â Signifies City Council President
â¡ Signifies City Council President Pro Tempore