In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40A:9-146 et seq., as amended and supplemented, there is hereby created
the office of Assessor and two Deputy Assessors.
The Tax Assessor and Deputy Assessor shall be
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
The Tax Assessor and Deputy Assessors each shall
hold office for a term of four years from the first day of July next
following his appointment. Vacancies other than due to expiration
of term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
The Tax Assessor shall hold a tax assessor certificate
provided for in P.L. 1967, c. 44 (N.J.S.A. 54:1-35.25 et seq.). The
Deputy Tax Assessor shall each hold a tax assessor certificate and
shall act under the direct supervision of and assist the Tax Assessor.
The Tax Assessor shall have all the duties,
rights and obligations imposed upon him by the statutes of the State
of New Jersey, including but not limited to the following:
A. Having, performing and discharging all the functions,
powers and duties prescribed by law for a municipal assessor.
B. Making assessments for benefits for local improvements
and, for that purpose, having and exercising the powers and duties
of an assessor for local improvements as provided by law.
C. Maintaining adequate assessment records of each separate
parcel of real property assessed or exempted.
D. Maintaining a current Tax Map of the municipality
as a public record and causing 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 law.
E. Reporting to the Mayor and Council as to equalization
proceedings and other matters involving the County Tax Board and making
recommendations as to action to be taken in that regard.
The Tax Assessor and the Deputy Tax Assessors
shall receive such salary or compensation as the Mayor and Council
by ordinance or resolution may fix, provided that the compensation
of the Tax Assessor and/or the Deputy Tax Assessor shall not be decreased
during their respective terms of office without their written consent.