The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department heads, and aides; and approve or veto ordinances passed by the City Council.

Thirty-eight individuals have held the office of mayor since the City of Hoboken was chartered on March 29, 1855.

Cornelius V. Clickener was the inaugural mayor of the city, and served two consecutive terms.

[1] The City of Hoboken is organized as a mayor-council form of government under the Optional Municipal Charter Law.

[2] Under state law, the mayor has the duty to enforce the charter and ordinances of the city, and all applicable state laws; report annually to the council and the public on the state of the city; supervise and control all departments of the government; prepare and submit to the council annual operating and capital budgets; supervise all city property, institutions and agencies; sign all contracts and bonds requiring the approval of the city; negotiate all contracts; and serve as a member, either voting or ex officio, of all appointive bodies.