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 Sayreville Borough
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter II. ADMINISTRATION*

  § 2-10. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.  

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  • 2-10.1 Director. There shall be a Department of Finance, which shall have jurisdiction over all business pertaining to finance. The Borough Treasurer who shall be designated the Chief Financial Officer of the Borough shall be the Director of the Department of Finance. The Borough Treasurer shall be compensated as Chief Financial Officer in accordance with the salary ordinance of the Borough of Sayreville for the position of Borough Treasurer.

    (Ord. #1015, § 2-8.1; Ord. #53-89)

    2-10.2 Division of the Treasury.

    a.

    Borough Treasurer. Within the Department of Finance there shall be a Division of the Treasury, the head of which shall be the Borough Treasurer. He shall serve for a term of one (1) year.

    b.

    Powers and Duties of the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have, perform and exercise all the functions, powers and duties as provided by general law and Borough ordinances. He shall keep and maintain books and records of all financial transactions of the Borough in accordance with the standards and requirements of the Community Affairs Department of the State of New Jersey. He shall have custody of all public moneys of the Borough and shall make monthly reports to the Council of all receipts, expenditures, commitments and unexpended appropriations. All moneys received from any source by or on behalf of the Borough or any department, board, office or agency thereof, except as otherwise provided by Borough ordinance, shall be paid to the Treasurer who shall, by the next ensuing bank day after their receipt, deposit them in the authorized public depository of the Borough to the credit of the proper account.

    c.

    Disbursements. Disbursements in payment of bills and demands shall be made by the Treasurer in accordance with Section 2-37.

    (Ord. #1015, § 2-8.2; Ord. #1050, § 1)

    2-10.3 Division of Tax Collection. Within the Department of Finance there shall be a Division of Tax Collection, the head of which shall be the Borough Tax Collector.

    (Ord. #1015, § 2-8.3)

    2-10.4 Division of Tax Assessments. Within the Department of Finance, for administrative purposes, there shall be a Division of Tax Assessments, the head of which shall be the Borough Tax Assessor. He shall have the qualifications prescribed by the applicable laws of the State of New Jersey covering Tax Assessors and he shall hold his office pursuant to and for the term provided by law.

    He shall be a resident and citizen of the Borough and shall devote his full-time attention and best efforts to his duties as set forth herein during the usual business hours of the Borough government as set forth herein.

    The Borough Tax Assessor shall receive an annual salary as prescribed by ordinance payable in the same manner as other salaried employees are paid.

    The Borough Tax Assessor shall have, perform and discharge all the functions, powers and duties prescribed by law for a Municipal assessor; maintain adequate assessment records of each separate parcel of real property assessed or exempted, and maintain a current tax map of the Borough as a public record and cause 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 the Code.

    The Borough Tax Assessor shall serve full time and the Assessor shall maintain his office in and conduct his business from the Borough Hall daily during normal Borough business hours.

    The Assessor shall maintain a log of all on-site inspections which are conducted.

(Ord. #1015, S-284; Ord. #1188, S-28.4; New)