[Amended 11-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-14]
A. 
There may be a Department of Finance and Revenue Collection, the head of which shall be the Director of Finance. The Director shall be appointed by the Manager and shall be a certified municipal finance officer (CMFO).
B. 
The Director shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the municipality, supervise the work of the Department and its divisions, and be responsible for the accounting, preauditing, control, receipt, custody and disbursement of municipal revenues and expenditures. The Director shall also be responsible for all fiscal matters and financial policies of the municipality.
C. 
The Director of Finance shall supervise the work of revenue collection administration and assessment administration, and within the Department of Finance and Revenue Collection there shall be a Division of the Treasury. The head of the Division shall be the Municipal Treasurer. He shall have, perform and exercise all of the functions, powers and duties as provided by general law and municipal ordinances. He shall keep and maintain books and records of all financial transactions of the Township in accordance with the standards and requirements of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey. He shall have custody of all public moneys of the Township and shall make monthly reports to the Director of all receipts, expenditures, commitments and unexpended appropriations. All moneys received from any source by, or on behalf of, the Township or any department, board, office or agency, except as otherwise provided by municipal ordinance, shall be paid to the Treasurer, who shall, by the next ensuing bank day after their receipt, deposit them to the credit of the Township in the authorized public depository of the Township to the credit of the proper account.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
D. 
Disbursements in payment of bills, claims, and demands shall be made by the Treasurer upon preaudit and warrant of the Director of Finance, approved by the Manager. Every warrant shall be in the form of a warrant check bearing the signatures of the Mayor or Deputy Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer, or any officer hereafter designated by state statute, or disbursement of claims can be made through electronic fund transfer (EFT) methods.
E. 
The Director shall be responsible for Township compliance with all statutes, ordinances and rules, regulations and directives of the Division of Local Government Services.
F. 
Claimant certification is not required under the following circumstances: when payment is made using EFT methods, claimant certification is not part of the vendor's normal course of business, payment of utility, bulk, regular monthly services, contracted services acquired by bid, refunds due to individuals, or purchases under $1,000, excluding vendors prohibited by law.
A. 
Within the Department of Finance and Revenue Collection there shall be a Division of Revenue Collection.
B. 
The head of the Division shall be the Municipal Tax Collector. The Tax Collector shall have, perform and exercise all the functions, powers and duties as are provided by general law and municipal ordinances. He shall receive and collect all moneys assessed or raised by taxation or assessment for any purpose. He shall keep proper records and shall report to the Director at least once a month all receipts and deposits made by him and shall account for all moneys for which he is responsible. He shall keep a current record of all tax title liens, advising the Director promptly as such liens become subject to foreclosure under law. He shall enforce the payment of delinquent taxes as soon as the same become delinquent. He shall also serve as Municipal Tax Searcher and perform such duties as are prescribed by general law and municipal ordinance. He shall also bill, receive and collect water, sewer, solid waste, and other revenues.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Within the Department of Finance and Revenue Collection there shall be a Division of Assessment Administration. The head of the Division shall be the Municipal Tax Assessor, who shall serve for a term prescribed by law. The Tax Assessor shall have, perform and discharge all the functions, powers and duties prescribed for assessors by general law and municipal ordinance.
Within the Department of Finance and Revenue Collection there may be a Division of Budget and Management Information, including a data processing operation.