From left to right: Mayor David M. Salkin, Committeewoman Barbara J. McMorrow, Committeeman Anthony J. Ammiano, Deputy Mayor Eugene B. Golub, and Committeeman Robert McGirr.

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.