[Ord. No. 1991-1 § 4-7]
There is hereby established the Division of Tax Assessment within
the Department of Finance, the head of which division shall be the
Tax Assessor, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice
and consent of the Borough Council for a term of four years from July
1 next following the appointment, and who shall hereafter be certified
for appointment pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-146 et seq., provided further
that nothing contained herein shall interfere with the term of the
present holder of the office of Tax Assessor.
[Ord. No. 1991-1 § 4-8]
Under the supervision of Tax Assessor, the Division of Tax Assessment
shall:
a. Perform
all functions, powers and duties of a Municipal Assessor, as required
by law.
b. Make
assessments for local improvements and taxation purposes and for said
purposes, exercise the powers and duties as provided by law.
c. Maintain
adequate assessment records of each separate parcel of real property
exempt and non-exempt, in the Borough.
d. Maintain
a current Tax Map of the Borough as a prescribed record, and cause
to be recorded thereon all changes of ownership or character of real
property assessed, employing for this function the services of other
departments or officers of the Borough.