[Added 3-17-1983; amended 6-26-1997 by Ord. No. 97-9]
[Amended 12-27-2001 by Ord. No. 20-01]
There is hereby created the office of Joint
Municipal Tax Assessor of the Township of South Hackensack, the Borough
of Hasbrouck Heights and the Township of Rochelle Park, which shall
consist of a single Tax Assessor who was appointed to serve as Joint
Municipal Tax Assessor of this Township and the Borough of Hasbrouck
Heights pursuant to Ordinance No. 97-9 adopted on June 26, 1997, upon
the mutual agreement of the governing bodies of those two municipalities
to hold such office for a term of four years commencing on July 1,
1998, and further consisting of such subordinate personnel as deemed
necessary to perform the assessment function in accordance with law.
The assessment function of the Joint Municipal Tax Assessor shall
be exercised in the same manner and to the same extent as though it
were exercised in each of the three municipalities separately, and
the tax list, duplicate, property record cards and all other records
for each of the municipalities shall be maintained separately and
shall be available for public inspection as otherwise required by
law in the Municipal Building of the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights,
the Township Hall of South Hackensack and the Township Hall of Rochelle
Park, respectively.
The compensation to be paid the Tax Assessor
appointed hereunder shall be set and appointed between the participating
municipalities upon the further agreement of the respective governing
bodies thereof at the time of appointment as hereinbefore provided.
The apportionment of the compensation to be paid any subordinate personnel
who may be provided for in the agreement of conditions for operation
shall be fixed therein. The remaining cost and expense necessary to
the maintenance and operation of the joint office shall be apportioned
between the participating municipalities in percentage equal to the
ratio that the number of line items in each respective municipality
bears to the total of the two as required by law. All employees in
the office of the Joint Municipal Tax Assessor shall be deemed to
be employees of the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:48B-8 for the purposes of processing the compensation of such employees
and for such other purposes as may not otherwise be fixed by law,
regulation, ordinance or agreement of the municipalities.
[Amended 12-27-2001 by Ord. No. 20-01]
There is hereby authorized an agreement or agreements
of conditions for operation, each of which shall for a term not to
exceed two years between the Township of South Hackensack, the Borough
of Hasbrouck Heights and the Township of Rochelle Park, which shall
provide the further terms and conditions for the establishment, maintenance
and operation of said joint office of Tax Assessor not otherwise fixed
by law, regulation, this article or other ordinances. Such agreements
shall be made upon the approval of a resolution or, if otherwise required,
by ordinance duly adopted by the governing bodies of each of the participating
municipalities and shall be filed with and subject to approval of
the Director of the Division of Taxation of the Department of the
Treasury and the Director of the Division of Local Government Services
in the Department of Community Affairs if required by law.
The present position of Tax Assessor of the
Township of South Hackensack is abolished upon the creation of the
office in accordance herewith.
[Amended 12-27-2001 by Ord. No. 20-01]
This article, as hereby amended, shall become
effective upon the occurrence of the last of all of the following:
A.
The adoption of mutual ordinances by the governing
body of the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights and the Township of Rochelle
Park within 60 days of the adoption date of this amendment and supplement.
B.
The entry into an agreement among the three participating
municipalities establishing the conditions for operation as provided
herein.
C.
Approval of this amended article and the mutual ordinances
of the two other participating municipalities and of the agreement
or agreements of conditions for operation by the Director of the Division
of Taxation of the Department of the Treasury and the Director of
Local Government Services of the Department of Community Affairs.
D.
Upon passage and publication in the manner provided
by law.
E.
January 1, 2002.
