 , the Mayor of the Borough of Rutherford is Democrat Frank Nunziato, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023.Members of the Rutherford Borough Council are Council President Thomas Mullahey (D, 2022), Maria Begg-Roberson (D, 2021), Mark Goldsack (D, 2022), Raymond Guzman (D, 2020; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Stephanie McGowan (D, 2020) and Edward C. "Eddie" Narucki (D, 2020).In November 2019, the Borough Council selected Raymond Guzman from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to complete the term expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Frank Nunziato until he resigned from his council seat to take office as mayor.