[R.O. 1966 § 2:7-13]
There shall be within the Department of Finance a Division of Revenue Collections, the head of which shall be the City Tax Collector.
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Editor's Note: For State Statute providing for official searches for unpaid Municipal taxes and liens, see N.J.S. 54:5-11 et seq.
[R.O. 1966 § 2:7-14[a]]
The City Tax Collector shall, prior to his/her appointment, be qualified by training and experience in the administration of Municipal tax collections and tax accounting procedures. The compensation of the City Tax Collector shall be such sum annually as shall be fixed by ordinance and/or Mayor's Executive Order.
[R.O. 1966 § 2:7-14[b]]
The City Tax Collector shall:
a. 
Extend each year's tax on the tax duplicate, prepare and mail tax bills and maintain tax accounting records in such manner as may be prescribed or approved by the Municipal Comptroller;
b. 
Receive and collect all real and personal property taxes, charge and receive penalties and interest pursuant to law, and account for all such collections in such form and manner as may be prescribed or approved by the Municipal Comptroller;
c. 
Make or cause to be made, and certify, searches for tax and other liens on any real property in the City as may be authorized by law, and charge and collect for the use of the City the fee required by law for any such search.
d. 
Receive and collect all water revenue.
CROSS REFERENCE: For designation of the City Clerk as the official to certify official certificates of searches as to Municipal improvements authorized by ordinance but not assessed, see Editor's Note to subsection 2:3-1.2.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 2:7-14.1]
a. 
The Tax Collector shall provide the City Clerk with a true copy of each judgment of foreclosure within seven days of the entry of the judgment.
b. 
The Tax Collector shall provide the City Clerk, not later than December 31st of each year, with a complete list of the status of all foreclosure actions instituted and all foreclosure judgments which have been entered during that calendar year.
[Ord. 6 S+FH, 1-15-1986]
An application by a former owner to redeem title to property made 91 days or more after the entry and recording of the City's Final Judgment of In-Rem Tax Foreclosure, but not more than one year after the entry of the judgment shall be submitted, in writing, to the City's Tax Collector. The Tax Collector shall notify the former owner within 30 days after the receipt of the written request as to whether the City will consent to the redemption.
[Ord. 6 S+FD, 9-17-1986 § 1]
The Tax Collector shall deposit all monies collected by the Division of Revenue Collection in the City's designated legal depository within 48 hours after receipt thereof.
[R.O. 1966 § 2:7-15]
a. 
There shall be within the Division of Revenue Collections an Office of Cashier. All cash receipts of the City Government including water revenues shall, insofar as practicable, be received and accounted for by the Office of the Cashier.
b. 
Unopened parking meter coin boxes shall be delivered to the Office of the City Cashier to be opened, and the contents thereof shall be there counted and accounted for, in such manner as may be prescribed or approved by the Municipal Comptroller.