There shall be a Department of Finance, the
head of which shall be the Director of Finance. The Department of
Finance shall consist of the following divisions:
The Director of Finance shall furnish a corporate
surety bond, at the expense of the Township, for the faithful performance
of his duties in such sum and in such form as shall be approved by
resolution by the Council.
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-25]
A. There shall be within the Department of Finance a Division of Tax
Collection, the head of which shall be the Tax Collector of the Township,
appointed by the Mayor for a term of four years.
B. The Division shall:
(1) Receive and collect all current and delinquent real and personal
property taxes and charges, receive penalties and interest pursuant
to law and account for all collections in such form and number and
at such times as may be prescribed or approved by the Director of
Finance.
(2) Make, or cause to be made, and certify searches for taxes and other
liens on real property in the Township as may be authorized by law,
and charge and collect for the use of the Township the fee required
pursuant to law for any such search.
(3) Perform the functions of a collector of taxes under general laws,
including, without limitation thereto, the preparation and mailing
of tax bills and the maintenance of tax accounting records in such
manner as may be prescribed or approved by the Director of Finance,
and assist the Division of Assessment in the preparation of the annual
tax list and duplicate.
(4) Deposit, daily, to the credit of the Township, all moneys received,
in one or more depositories selected by the Council; maintain full
and complete records and accounts of all sums collected and received
according to such procedures and systems as may be prescribed or approved
by the Director of Finance and make such periodic reports and accounting
of the funds of the Township collected, received and deposited as
may be required, which reports and accounting shall be filed as a
public record with the Municipal Clerk.
(5) Enter into installment payment agreements for tax arrears and delinquent
water charges, in the case of hardships, in an amount not to exceed
$1,000 and said installment payment agreements are to provide that
all taxes or other charges are to be kept current as they become due
and shall require prompt payments of the installment payments agreed
to.