[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Metuchen 6-21-1993 by Ord. No. 93-16. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:56-21 et seq., there is hereby created in the Borough of Metuchen a Board of Assessment Commissioners, the members of which shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent, by resolution, of the Borough Council.
A. 
Said Board of Assessment Commissioners shall consist of three members, who shall be designated Commissioners.
B. 
Of the Commissioners first appointed, one shall be for a term of two years, one for a term of three years and one for a term of four years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for five-year terms. There shall also be two Alternate Commissioners, one appointed for a term of two years and one appointed for a term of three years; thereafter appointments of Alternate Commissioners shall be for terms of five years. All terms shall be computed from July 1 of the year of appointment. The Commissioners and Alternate Commissioners shall serve until their successors are appointed and shall qualify.
C. 
Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
D. 
Alternate Commissioners shall serve as Commissioners in those cases where a Commissioner is unable to serve in connection with a specific project or projects.
The Board of Assessment Commissioners shall be and hereby is charged with the duty of making all assessments for benefits for local improvements within the Borough of Metuchen in accordance with the duties imposed upon it by virtue of N.J.S.A. 40:56-21 through N.J.S.A. 40:56-64, inclusive, and shall, in addition, have and exercise all of the powers authorized by the aforesaid statutes.
In the event that any Commissioner shall be in any way interested in any local improvement, he shall be disqualified from exercising the powers hereinabove conferred with respect to that improvement, and the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council, shall appoint an Alternate Commissioner or, if said Alternate Commissioner shall not qualify, some other qualified person or persons to act in his place with respect to that improvement only.
A. 
The Borough Council shall prepare or cause to have prepared by appropriate borough officials, subject to approval by resolution of the Borough Council, formal procedures and guidelines to be used by the Assessment Commissioners in the performance of their duties; said procedures and guidelines shall include but shall not be limited to the following areas:
(1) 
Timing of assessments, reports and hearings.
(2) 
Coordination with Board department heads and other personnel.
B. 
Said procedure and guidelines shall be consistent with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:56-21 et seq.