[Added 4-16-2025 by Ord. No. O-25-28]
The Municipal Tax Assessor shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council to serve for the term provided by law, and vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only. No person may be appointed Tax Assessor unless he holds a Tax Assessor Certificate provided for in N.J.S.A. 54:1-35.25 et seq. A person who is reappointed to office after receiving a Tax Assessor Certificate and thereafter serving in office for four consecutive years shall be entitled to tenure pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:1-35.31.
[Added 4-16-2025 by Ord. No. O-25-28]
The Municipal Tax Assessor shall:
a. 
Have, perform and discharge all the functions, powers and duties prescribed by law for a Municipal Assessor.
b. 
Make assessments for benefits for local improvements and, for that purpose, have and exercise the powers and duties of a Board of Assessment for Local Improvement as provided by law.
c. 
Maintain adequate assessment records of each separate parcel of real property assessed or exempted and establish and maintain such files, records and procedures as may be required for the valuation and assessment of personal property, pursuant to law.
d. 
Maintain a current tax map of the City as a public record and cause to be recorded thereon all changes in ownership or character of the real property assessed, employing for that purpose the facilities of other Departments as provided by this chapter.
e. 
Provide to the Hudson County Board of Taxation a complete listing of all property as listed in any and all Special Improvement Districts, for the purposes of allowing a tax rate to be struck for the Special Improvement District.
f. 
Provide to the Municipal Council a listing by street address and tax lot and block number of all properties within Special Improvement Districts which are of a mixed residential and commercial use. This list should contain the amount of Special Improvement District taxes which relate to residential units within mixed use properties.
g. 
Provide reports as required by the Chief Financial Officer.
h. 
Be responsible for all appraisals of property for any City purpose; provided that the office may, with the approval of the Mayor and within the limits of available appropriations, retain outside experts or appraisers whenever the public interest requires.