[Amended 9-28-1997 by Ord. No. 1291]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56-21, a General Board
of Assessment Commissioners, to be called the "Assessment Commission,"
is established for the making of all assessments for benefits accrued
from local improvements. The Board shall consist of three members,
residents of the Borough of Glen Rock, to be appointed by the Council.
Commissioners shall be appointed for terms of three years and shall
serve until their successors have been appointed and qualify. Whenever
a vacancy occurs for reasons other than disqualification, the vacancy
shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term only. The General
Board shall elect its own Chairperson and Secretary for each fiscal
year, and it shall maintain permanent records of all meetings, hearings,
assessments, etc. The Secretary of the General Board shall submit
a report yearly to the Mayor and Council.
If a member or members of the Board shall be
disqualified for being in any way interested in an improvement, the
member or members shall not act in making the assessment. The Council
shall appoint some suitable person to act in the place of the disqualified
member or members. If the improvement shall be of a general nature
affecting the greater part of the properties in the Borough, none
of the Commissioners shall be disqualified by reason of the fact that
they or any of them may own a property or properties included in the
assessment.
The General Board of Assessment Commissioners
shall have all of the powers, duties, functions and obligations prescribed
by law for such Board with respect to the making of assessments against
real estate benefited by local improvements.