From left to right: Deputy Mayor Robert McGirr, Dorothy H. Avallone, Mayor Anthony J. Ammiano, Committeeman David M. Salkin, and Committeeman Eugene B. Golub.

Freehold Township is governed by five Committee persons, each of whom is elected for a three-year staggered term. At the beginning of each year, the Committee members elect one of their members to serve as Mayor and one as Deputy Mayor.