 The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council., the Mayor of Ridgefield Borough is Democrat Anthony R. Suarez, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2023.Members of the Ridgefield Borough Council are Council President Russell A. Castelli (D, 2020), Hugo Jimenez (D, 2022), James V. Kontolios (D, 2022), Lauren Larkin (D, 2020; elected to serve an unexpired term), Ray Penabad (D, 2021) and Dennis Shim (D, 2021).