[Amended 3-14-1989 by Ord. No. 89-03]
There is hereby created in and for the Borough
of Garwood the position of Borough Tax Collector.
[Amended 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04]
The duties of the Borough Tax Collector shall
be as follows:
A.
To receive and collect all moneys assessed or raised
by taxation or assessment for any purpose.
B.
To enter into the suitable books of accounts all receipts
received in a given day.
C.
To deposit such public moneys in an authorized public
depository of the municipality to the credit of the appropriate account
within 48 hours after receipt of said funds.
D.
To prepare monthly reports to the governing body on
all receipts, deposits and cash on hand belonging to the municipality.
E.
To prepare and furnish a detailed and true list of
all delinquent taxpayers for the next preceding year within 60 days
after the end of the year or for such period as the Council may require.
F.
To perform all statutory duties of the position of
the Borough Tax Collector.
G.
To undertake and complete all requests for tax searches.
The Borough Tax Collector shall be required
to give a bond to the Borough in such form, for such sum and with
such surety as the governing body of the Borough of Garwood shall
by resolution direct.
The Borough Tax Collector shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the approval of the Council and shall serve for
a term of four years and in accord with the applicable provisions
in Chapter 9, Title 40A of the New Jersey State Statutes.
[Amended 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04]
The Borough Tax Collector shall meet and possess
all of the qualifications as a certified tax collector as set forth
in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-145.7 prior to his appointment. The Borough Tax
Collector shall be exempt from the residency requirement of N.J.S.A.
40A:60-6.
The Mayor and Council shall provide the Borough
Tax Collector with an office which he shall attend at scheduled hours
and days as the Council and Statutes of the State of New Jersey prescribe
for the proper attention and completion of the duties of the office
of Tax Collector.
The Tax Collector shall receive as compensation
or salary the amount as set forth for the position of tax collector
in the municipal budget or salary ordinance.
[Amended 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04]
The office of the Borough Tax Collector and
Borough Treasurer or Borough Clerk, or their deputies, may be held
by the same person.
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Editor's Note: Former § 5-27, Deputy
Tax Collector, was repealed 9-9-2003 by Ord. No. 03-15.
[Amended 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-08]
There is hereby created in and for the Borough
of Garwood the position of Borough Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.
[Amended 3-14-1989 by Ord. No. 89-03; 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04; 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-08]
The duties of the Borough Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer shall be as follows:
A.
As Treasurer:
(1)
To assist the Mayor and other members of the Council
in the preparation of the annual municipal budget.
(2)
To keep and maintain books and records of all financial
transactions of the municipality in accordance with the standards
and requirements of the State Division of Local Government Services.
(3)
To have custody of all public moneys of the municipality.
(4)
To make monthly reports to the Mayor and Council of
all receipts, expenditures, commitments and unencumbered appropriations
balances.
(5)
To compile, at the close of the fiscal year, a true
and full account of the receipts of the Treasurer's Office and the
expenditures during the year and also the state of the treasury.
(6)
To perform all the statutory duties of the position
of Borough Treasurer as may be more particularly set forth in the
New Jersey State Statutes.
(7)
To do and perform such acts and duties as are now
or may hereafter from time to time be prescribed by law or by the
Mayor and Council.
B.
As Chief Financial Officer:
[Amended 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-08]
The Borough Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
shall be required to give a bond to the Borough in such form, for
such sum and with such surety as the governing body of the Borough
of Garwood shall by resolution direct.
[Amended 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-08]
The Borough Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of Council and shall
serve for a term of four years and in accordance with the applicable
provisions in Chapter 9, Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes.
[Amended 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04; 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-08]
The Borough Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
shall hold a Municipal Finance Officer certificate prescribed by N.J.S.A.
40A:9-140.13. The Borough Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer shall
be exempt from the residency requirement of N.J.S.A. 40A:60-6.
[Amended 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-08]
The Borough Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
shall attend to the proper performance of the duties of office and
shall devote such time as is required to do so. The Mayor and Council
shall fix the hours of employment by resolution.
[Amended 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-08]
The Borough Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
shall receive as compensation or salary the amount set forth in the
municipal budget or salary ordinance.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 5-35, Deputy
Treasurer, amended 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-09, was repealed 9-9-2003
by Ord. No. 03-15.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 5-36, Duties
of Deputy Treasurer, added 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-09, was repealed
9-9-2003 by Ord. No. 03-15.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 5-37, Appointment
of Deputy Treasurer; term, added 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-09, was
repealed 9-9-2003 by Ord. No. 03-15.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 5-38, Compensation
of Deputy Treasurer, added 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 99-09, was repealed
9-9-2003 by Ord. No. 03-15.
[Amended 9-9-2003 by Ord. No. 03-15]
The Office of the Borough Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer may also be held by the Borough Tax Collector or
the Borough Clerk.
[Added 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04]
There is hereby created the position of Accounts
Payable Clerk.
[Added 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04]
The Accounts Payable Clerk shall be appointed
by the Mayor with consent of the Council, and shall serve at the pleasure
of Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 5-42, Duties of Acoounts
Payable Clerk, added 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04, was repealed 12-22-2022
by Ord. No. 22-23.
[Added 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04]
The Accounts Payable Clerk shall receive as
compensation or salary the amount set forth for such position by ordinance.
[Added 9-9-2003 by Ord. No. 03-15]
There is hereby created in and for the Borough
of Garwood the position of Accounting/Payroll Clerk.
[Added 9-9-2003 by Ord. No. 03-15]
The Accounting/Payroll Clerk shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the consent of Council and shall serve at the pleasure
of the Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 5-43.3, Duties of Accounting/Payroll
Clerk, added 9-9-2003 by Ord. No. 03-15, was repealed 12-22-2022 by
Ord. No. 22-23.
