A.
The Tax Collector shall be chosen at the general election by popular
ballot of the eligible voters of the Borough of Westville. His term
of office shall be for four years beginning on January 1 following
his election. Tenure may be obtained under the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40A:9-144.
B.
The salary and compensation of the Tax Collector shall be as provided
in the annual Salary Ordinance.
A.
The Tax Collector shall collect and hold all moneys assessed or raised
by taxes upon real and personal property within the Borough.
C.
Within 60 days of the end of the fiscal year or when so required
by Council, he shall submit a full report and true statement of Borough
finances from the beginning of his official year, as well as a list
of the delinquent taxpayers for the previous year. Two copies of such
report and list shall, at the required time, be filed with the Clerk.
Deposits of Borough funds and additional reports to the governing
body shall be made as required by law.
D.
He shall disburse moneys as authorized by a warrant ordered by the
Council, signed, numbered and attested as provided by law.
A.
Appointment; term; compensation. The Mayor and Borough Council may
appoint a Deputy Tax Collector, who shall serve for a term of one
year from January 1 of each year. The Deputy Tax Collector shall receive
such compensation as shall be provided in the annual Salary Ordinance.
B.
Duties. The Deputy Tax Collector shall assist the Tax Collector in
the performance of his duties in such manner and to such extent as
shall be directed by the Tax Collector with the prior consent of the
Council. During such periods as the Tax Collector is, with the consent
of the Council, absent from his duties, the Deputy Tax Collector shall
exercise all the powers and perform the duties of the Tax Collector.