[Adopted 3-10-1982 by Ord. No. 10-82 (Ch. 3 of the 1969 Code)]
The provisions of "An Act Prescribing the Method of Appointment,
Term and Powers and Duties of Municipal Tax Assessors, Providing for
the Elimination of Board of Assessors and Revising Parts of the Statutory
Law Pertaining Thereto," approved January 6, 1982, as Chapter 393
of the Laws of 1981, be and the same is hereby accepted, approved
and adopted by the Township of Morris.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40A:9-146 et seq.
A.
The Township Committee of the Township of Morris shall, by resolution,
appoint a Tax Assessor for the Township of Morris and such Deputy
Tax Assessors as may be determined to be necessary by the governing
body from time to time.
B.
The Tax Assessor and Deputy Tax Assessors so appointed shall hold
office for a term of four years from the first day of July next following
his or her appointment. Vacancies other than due to expiration of
term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
C.
The governing body shall, by ordinance, determine the amount of compensation
of such Assessors.
The former Board of Assessors of the Township of Morris be and
the same is hereby abolished, upon the passage and final adoption
of this article.
This article shall take effect immediately as provided for by
Chapter 393 of the Laws of 1981.