[Ord. No. 1991-1 § 4-5]
There is hereby established the Division of Tax Collection within
the Department of Finance, the head of which division shall be the
Tax Collector, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice
and consent of the Borough Council for a term of four years, from
January 1 next following the appointment, and who shall hereafter
be certified for appointment pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-145.1 et seq.,
provided further that nothing contained herein shall interfere with
the term of the present holder of the office of Tax Collector.
[Ord. No. 1991-1 § 4-6]
Under the supervision of the Tax Collector, the Division of
Tax Collection shall:
a. Make
all charges, collect payments and impose penalties for delinquent
payment for real estate taxes, pursuant to law.
b. Enforce
all municipal liens and charges, including but not limited to the
undertaking of any in rem foreclosure, receivership, and tax sale
proceedings.
c. Certify
searches for taxes and other liens on real property as may be authorized
by law, charging the fee permitted by law; and for these purposes,
the Tax Collector may designate an employee of the Division as Official
Tax Searcher and for searches pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-18.3.
d. Within
60 days after the end of each calendar year, or when otherwise required
by the Borough Council and Borough Administrator, make and furnish
a report setting forth all moneys received by and distributed by the
Division and the purposes for which such disbursements were made for
the previous calendar year and, at the same time, provide a list of
delinquent taxpayers for the previous calendar year. The report shall
be filed with the Borough Clerk.
e. Perform
such other duties as may be required or permitted by state statute
or this Revision.