[Amended 4-24-1975 by Ord. No. 75-8]
Within the Department of Finance there shall be a Division of
Tax Collection, the head of which shall be the Borough Tax Collector.
The Mayor and Council may appoint a Deputy Tax Collector for a term
of one year. The duties of a Deputy Tax Collector shall be the same
as those of the Tax Collector, subject to the Tax Collector's supervision
and direction. The office of the Tax Collector shall be open from
Monday through Friday of every week from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon
and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. It shall be open on Monday evening
of each week between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Within the Department of Finance there shall be a Division of
Tax Assessments, the head of which shall be the Borough Tax Assessor.
The Assessor shall:
A. Have, perform and discharge all the functions, powers and duties
prescribed by law for a municipal assessor.
B. Maintain adequate assessment records of each separate parcel of real
property assessed or exempted.
C. Maintain a current tax map of the Borough as a public record and
cause to be recorded thereon all changes in ownership or character
of the real property assessed, employing for that purpose the facilities
of other departments as provided by the Code.