[Adopted 7-7-1992 as Ord. No. 92-45]
There is hereby established a Board of Assessments
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56-21.
A.
Membership. The Board of Assessments shall consist
of three members who shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice
and consent of the Township Council. One of the three members of the
Board of Assessments shall be the Township Assessor.
B.
Compensation. Members of the Board of Assessments
shall serve without compensation but shall be allowed their necessary
and actual expenses.
C.
Terms. The term of each member of the Board of Assessments
shall begin on the first day of January, and each member shall continue
in office until his successor shall be appointed and qualified, except
with respect to that member who shall be the Township Assessor. With
respect to the Township Assessor, that person's membership on the
Board of Assessments shall be concurrent with that person's appointment
as Township Assessor. Any vacancies which occur before the expiration
of a term of office shall be filled only for the unexpired term.
The Board of Assessments shall be responsible
for the making of all assessments for local improvements under N.J.S.A.
40:56-1 et seq. The Board of Assessments shall also be responsible
for the conducting of hearings regarding local assessments in connection
with local improvements in accordance with the applicable law. The
Board of Assessments shall have the power to examine witnesses under
oath to be administered by any member of such Board. The Board of
Assessments shall make a just and equitable assessment of the benefits
conferred upon any real estate by reason of any local improvement,
having due regard to the rights and interest of all persons concerned,
as well as to the value of the real estate benefited.
