[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.Â
Said Board of Assessment Commissioners shall consist
of three members, who shall be designated Commissioners.
B.Â
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.Â
Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
D.Â
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.Â
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:
B.Â
Said procedure and guidelines shall be consistent
with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:56-21 et seq.
