Township of Hillsborough, NJ Article II Tax Collector

[Added 4-11-1995 by Ord. No. 95-16 (Ch. 31, Art. IIA, of the 1977 Code)]

§ 73-5 Office established.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-141, there is hereby created and established in and for the Township of Hillsborough the position of Tax Collector.

§ 73-6 Eligibility.

The Tax Collector shall, as a condition of eligibility for appointment and for continuation in office be the holder of a Tax Collector Certificate issued by the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-145.2.

§ 73-7 Duties and responsibilities.

The duties and responsibilities of the Tax Collector shall be in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140 through 40A:9-145. The Tax Collector is the official charged with the collecting of taxes upon real and personal property in the municipality. His duties and responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

A. Lien enforcement.

B. Tax collecting.

C. Tax billing.

D. Cashiering.

E. Tax reporting.

F. Enforcement of tax collection.

§ 73-8 Compensation.

The Tax Collector shall receive such compensation as is limited by the Salary Ordinance[1], and set by resolution, as both may be amended from time to time.

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 99, Salaries and Compensation.

§ 73-9 Appointment and term of office.

The Tax Collector shall be appointed by the Township Committee. The term of office of the Tax Collector shall be four years in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-142.

§ 73-10 Removal from office.

Removal from office as Tax Collector shall be in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-145.8(c). The removal of a Municipal Tax Collector shall be only upon a written complaint setting forth with specificity the charge or charges against him or her. The complaints shall be filed with the Township Clerk and the Director of Local Government Services and a certified copy thereof shall be served upon the person so charged, with notice of a designated hearing date before the Director of Local Government Services or his designee, which shall be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the date of service of the complaint. Such date may be extended by the Superior Court for good cause shown upon the application of either party. The person so charged and the complainant shall have the right to be represented by counsel and the power to subpoena witnesses and documentary evidence together with discovery proceedings. The definition of good cause for removal of a Tax Collector shall include the failure of a tax collector to meet the continuing education requirements set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-145.3a and b.