There shall be a Tax Assessor of the Borough
who shall:
A. Have, perform and discharge all the functions, powers
and duties prescribed by law for a municipal assessor.
B. Make assessments for benefits for local improvement
and for that purpose have and exercise the powers and duties of a
Board of Assessment for local improvement as provided by law.
C. Maintain adequate assessment records of each separate
parcel of real property assessed or exempted.
D. 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.
E. Report to the Council as to equalization proceedings
and other matters involving the County Tax Board and make recommendations
as to action to be taken in that regard.
On and after July 1, 1971, no person may be
an Assessor unless he holds a Tax Assessor certificate. This requirement
shall not apply to anyone who has served in office continuously from
July 1, 1967. A person reelected to office, after receiving a Tax
Assessor certificate, and thereafter serving in office for four consecutive
years, and a person who received a Tax Assessor certificate on or
before June 30, 1969, while actually in office, and having prior to
June 30, 1969, served in office for four consecutive years, shall
be entitled to tenure pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:1-35.31.