[Adopted 12-13-1994 as Ord. No. 94-15]
There shall be appointed a Tax Collector for the Borough of Hillsdale pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-141.
[Amended 5-13-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
The Tax Collector shall be appointed by the Borough Council and shall hold office for a term of four years as provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-142.
The Tax Collector may, after serving in office for a continuous period of not less than five years or being reappointed upon the completion of one full term of four years, upon filing a certificate evidencing satisfactory completion of an approved course of instruction in the function and duties of Tax Collectors, acquire tenure in office as provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-145. The Borough Council may also grant tenure in office to any person who shall have held the office of collector of taxes for 10 consecutive years, as provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-144.
The Tax Collector shall possess all of the powers and duties established by law which include:
A. 
Collecting all taxes, whether current or delinquent, assessments, fees, rents and all other moneys due to the Borough.
B. 
The Tax Collector shall enter, in suitable books to be kept for that purpose, the sums received by him or her each day for taxes with the names of the persons on whose account the some shall have been paid, shall keep a record and account of the finances of the Borough and shall, within 60 days after the end of the fiscal year or when otherwise required by the Council, make and furnish a report thereof detailing all moneys received by him or her and disbursed therefrom and for what purpose, from the commencement of his or her official year to the date of his or her report or for such period as the Council may require, and a list of delinquent taxpayers for the previous year.
The Tax Collector shall be supervised in the performance of his or her duties by the Chief Financial Officer.
The hours of the Tax Collector and his or her office shall be as set forth by the Borough Administrator.