[Amended by Ord. No. 1999-9]
The Mayor shall appoint a Tax Assessor with advice and consent of the Township Council.
The term of the Tax Assessor shall be for a period of four years from July 1 next following his or her appointment.
The Tax Assessor and Deputy Tax Assessor, if there is one, shall be paid such compensation as is established for the position within the Salary Ordinance of the Township.
A Tax Assessor, or Deputy Tax Assessor, shall have tenure as provided in N.J.S.A. 54:1-35.31, as amended.
The Tax Assessor and Deputy Tax Assessor shall hold a Tax Assessor's certificate provided for in N.J.S.A. 54:1-35.25, as amended.
The Tax Assessor and Deputy Tax Assessor shall:
A. 
Perform the duties of the Tax Assessor as prescribed by statute.
B. 
Be subject to general administrative procedures and requirements generally required of departments of municipal government, including, but not limited to, the preparation and submission of an annual budget and periodic budget reports, accounting controls, central purchasing practices, personnel procedures and regulations, and central data processing service, if utilized.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:1-35.31, Boards of Assessors created prior to the effective date of the act are abolished and the Secretary of the former Board of Assessors shall be the Township Tax Assessor. The other members of the Board shall be Deputy Township Tax Assessors. Present former members of the Board of Assessors, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:1-35.31, as amended, shall not be removed therefrom for political reasons, but only for good cause shown and after proper hearing and due notice. Thereafter, any new Tax Assessor shall be appointed for the term as provided in § 20-83, and upon the vacation of the present position of Deputy Tax Assessor(s) the office shall be null and void and not exist in the Township.