[Adopted 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 1914-2015]
A.
Timely filing with Tax Assessor. For a veteran, or his or her surviving
spouse or domestic partner, entitled to an exemption under N.J.S.A.
54:4-3.30, after a formal written request for a retroactive refund
of property taxes as set forth in N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.31, submitted to
the Galloway Township Tax Assessor with all required documentation,
and which shall have been timely filed within 120 calendar days after
the date on the total disability termination letter issued by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Township Council,
by appropriate resolution, shall refund taxes previously paid only
for the calendar year in which the claim of the veteran, or his or
her surviving spouse or domestic partner, was submitted to the Township
Tax Assessor, and for such portion of the prior calendar year during
which the total disability was in effect, but in no event greater
than a twenty-four-month period in the aggregate.
B.
No further or additional refund of taxes shall be permitted, regardless
of the date of the disability of the veteran as determined by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
A.
In the event a veteran, or his or her surviving spouse or domestic
partner, entitled to an exemption under N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.30, shall
submit a request to the Galloway Township Tax Assessor for refund
of taxes at any time later than 120 calendar days after the date on
the total disability termination letter issued by the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs, the Township Council, by appropriate
resolution, shall refund taxes previously paid only for the calendar
year in which the claim of the veteran, or his or her surviving spouse
or domestic partner, was submitted to the Township Tax Assessor.
B.
No further or additional refund of taxes shall be permitted, regardless
of the date of the disability of the veteran as determined by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Township Tax Assessor, together with all other appropriate
officers and employees, is hereby authorized and directed to take
any and all steps necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article.
