Pursuant to the statute in such case so made and provided, there
is hereby created and reestablished the office of Tax Assessor for
the whole Township of Buena Vista.
There shall be appointed by the Township Committee an Assessor,
who shall hold office for such time as may be fixed by law for Assessors
appointed to fill vacancies; and thereafter an Assessor shall be elected
in the manner and for the term provided by law.
[Amended 5-10-1993 by Ord. No. 258-1993; amended in its entirety 1-24-1994 by Ord. No.
270-1994]
The salary or compensation of said Tax Assessor shall be such
sum, payable monthly, as may be fixed and adopted by the Township
Committee in the Salary Ordinance from time to time.
Said Assessor shall perform all the duties now required by law
respecting the making of valuations and assessments of property for
municipal taxation and shall:
A. Supervise and direct the appraising and assessing of land, buildings
and personal property in the Township of Buena Vista.
B. Make reports and keep such other records as are needed and necessary.
C. Hear and dispose of complaints concerning assessments.
D. Make reports to the Township Committee at such time as he may be
required to do so concerning his office and its work.
E. Perform such other duties as are or may be required of him by the
laws of the State of New Jersey and other applicable ordinances of
the Township of Buena Vista.
The Tax Assessor, at the request of and with the approval of
the Township Committee, shall attend all lectures, courses and classes
given for the training of tax assessors in the discharge of the duties
of his office.
The Township Committee, from time to time as it deems it necessary,
by resolution, may make provisions for the appointment and fixing
of compensation of a clerical assistant or assistants to the Tax Assessor,
whose duties shall be to perform such work and such duties as may
be assigned to them by the Tax Assessor or by the Township Committee.
Said resolutions shall provide that such clerical assistant or assistants
shall be appointed by the Township Committee.