There shall be created and established the position of Deputy
Tax Collector, in the office of the Tax Collector, City of Orange
Township, New Jersey, who assists in the administration of the Tax
Collector's office and performs tasks related to the collection
of taxes pursuant to Title 54 of the New Jersey Statutes.
Responsibilities and duties of the Deputy Tax Collector shall
be as follows. The Deputy Tax Collector shall:
A. Act in the place of the Tax Collector in his/her absence and accept
tax payments and accounts for moneys received.
B. Answer inquiries and give detailed tax collection information, make
interest computations on tax title lien certificates for foreclosure
and for redemption, supervise the office and perform varied clerical
tasks and prepare suitable reports.
C. Conduct annual tax sale pursuant to New Jersey Statutes.
The minimum qualifications of the person appointed Deputy Tax
Collector pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be as follows:
possession of a tax collector's certificate issued by the State
of New Jersey; three (3) years' experience in the day-to-day
operations of the Tax Collector's office; one (1) year of supervisory
experience involving municipal tax collection; ability to read, write,
speak, understand or communicate in English sufficiently to perform
the duties of such position; ability to communicate effectively both
verbally and in accepted written formats; ability to exercise independent
sound judgment; wide knowledge of the laws, rules and regulations
dealing with real estate taxes in the municipality and of the effective
methods used in dealing with persons of varied education experience
and social and economic backgrounds, ability to have repeated personal
and telephone contacts with taxpayers without loss of courtesy, patience
of equanimity, to take firm and correct stand when differences arise,
to make complex arithmetic calculations and to perform varied clerical
tasks; and ability to give suitable assignments and instruction to
assigned employees and to establish and maintain needed records and
files.