There is hereby established, as a department of the City government,
a Department of Finance and Data Processing. The department head of
the Department of Finance and Data Processing shall be the Director
of Finance and Data Processing.
A.
The functions and duties of the Department of Finance and Data Processing
shall be to administer all financial and data processing matters pertaining
to operation of the City government, including maintenance of all
of the financial, accounting and budgeting books and records of the
City, and including operations of the Office of the Tax Assessor,
Tax Collector, the Central Purchasing Office and the Office of Data
Processing.
B.
The functions and duties of the Director of Finance and Data Processing
shall be to oversee and supervise the operations of the Department
of Finance and Data Processing and all employees assigned to that
Department, and shall include overall responsibility for all financial
matters related to the operation of the City government and the operations
of the data processing system of the City, and the performance of
such other functions and duties as may be prescribed by the City Manager.
A.
The Office of the Receiver of Taxes shall be an office within the
Department of Finance and Data Processing.
B.
The head of the Office of the Receiver of Taxes shall be the Receiver
of Taxes.
C.
The Office of the Receiver of Taxes shall perform those duties prescribed
by statute respecting or related to the receiving and collecting of
taxes, together with such other functions and duties as may be prescribed
by the Director of Finance and Data Processing or the City Manager,
provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to change,
modify or eliminate any statutory duty of responsibility of the Receiver
of Taxes.
A.
The Office of the Tax Assessor shall be an office within the Department
of Finance and Data Processing.
B.
The head of the Office of the Tax Assessor shall be the Tax Assessor.
C.
The Office of the Tax Assessor shall perform those duties prescribed
by statute respecting or related to the assessment of real property
within the City, together with such other functions and duties as
may be prescribed by the Director of Finance and Data Processing,
or the City Manager, provided that nothing herein contained shall
be deemed to change, modify or eliminate any statutory duty or responsibility
of the Tax Assessor.
D.
One-hundred-percent disabled veteran tax refunds. A retroactive refund
of property taxes as set forth in N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.32 shall be limited
to the current year of the submission of a proper claim to the Tax
Assessor as required by N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.30 and the prior year but
in no event greater than a twelve-month period in the aggregate.
[Added 12-8-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-15]
A.
The Central Purchasing Office shall be an office within the Department
of Finance and Data Processing.
B.
The head of the Central Purchasing Office shall be the staff assistant
for finance and purchasing.
C.
The Central Purchasing Office shall operate a central purchasing
system to serve the City government, and shall perform such other
functions as may be prescribed from time to time by the Director of
Finance and Data Processing or by the City Manager.
A.
The Finance Office shall be an office within the Department of Finance
and Data Processing.
B.
The Director of Finance and Data Processing shall directly supervise
the operations of the Finance Office.
C.
The Finance Office shall perform all of the functions and duties
of the Department of Finance and Data Processing except those which
are allocated to other offices within the Department.
A.
The position of City Treasurer shall be a position within the Department
of Finance and Data Processing.
B.
The holder of the position of budget and accounting supervisor shall,
by virtue of his or her position, also hold the position of City Treasurer,
provided that such designation shall not entitle such person to any
additional salary or compensation, unless the same shall be prescribed
by ordinance or resolution.
C.
The City Treasurer shall perform such duties related to the finances
of the City as shall be prescribed by law or as prescribed by the
Director of Finance and Data Processing or the City Manager.
