[Adopted 9-24-1968 by Ord. No. 68-12 (Ch. 31, Art. VIIB, of the 1977 Code); amended in its entirety 3-28-1995 by Ord. No. 95-9]
The office of Deputy Tax Assessor is hereby
created and established in and for the Township of Hillsborough.
The Deputy Tax Assessor shall, as a condition
of eligibility for appointment and for continuance in office, be the
holder of a New Jersey tax assessor certificate issued pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 44 of the Laws of New Jersey, 1967 and the
amendments and supplements thereto.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.R.S. 54:1-35.25 to
54:1-35.34.
The Deputy Tax Assessor shall be appointed by
the Township Committee and shall serve at the pleasure of the Township
Committee. The Township Committee may remove the Deputy Tax Assessor
at any time by a two-thirds majority vote of all its members.
A reasonable period of notification, not less than 90 days, shall
be given by the Township Committee or by the Deputy Tax Assessor upon
termination of employment. The period of notification may be less
only upon mutual agreement of the Township Committee and the Deputy
Tax Assessor.
[Amended 2-9-1982 by Ord. No. 82-1]
The Deputy Tax Assessor shall receive such compensation
as is limited by the Salary Ordinance[1] and set by resolution, as both may be amended from time
to time.
The duties of the Deputy Tax Assessor shall
be performed under the supervision and at the direction of the Tax
Assessor, who shall be responsible for the making of all assessments
of taxable property within the Township of Hillsborough. Said duties
of the Deputy Tax Assessor shall include the following:
A.
Familiarization with electrodata processing and with
the tax roll and tax duplicate of Hillsborough Township, to the end
that he may assist in maintaining a proper tax equalization program
throughout the Township.
B.
Maintaining office hours in the Municipal Building
as designated in writing by the Tax Assessor.
C.
Assisting the Tax Assessor in preparation for the
defense of all tax appeals and participating therein as directed by
the Tax Assessor.
D.
Performing all duties that may be assigned to him
by the Tax Assessor in connection with the establishing of the proper
equalized assessment of all taxable property within the Township of
Hillsborough.
The Deputy Tax Assessor shall be required to
devote full time to the duties of this office.
