There is hereby established in the government of the Town of
Secaucus a department that shall be known as the Department of Finance.
The purpose of the Department is to establish and implement
procedures to ensure that the finances of the Town of Secaucus are
properly managed in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations
and ordinances. The Department shall have the primary responsibility
for the accounting management of the fiscal affairs of the town and
control of the receipt and disbursement of town funds, including administration
of the payroll and grants received by the town as well as the collection
and assessment of taxes. The Department shall also be responsible
for administering municipally-owned properties acquired through nonpayment
of taxes or any other municipal charges. The Department shall be granted
all of the administrative functions, powers and duties related to
the foregoing purposes.
There is hereby transferred and assigned to said Department
all of the property, books, papers and records relating to any of
the offices and other governmental agencies hereinabove allocated
and assigned to said Department, except such books, papers and records
as are now required by law or ordinances of the Town of Secaucus to
be kept in the office of some other officer or department of the town
government.