N.J. Admin. Code § 18:17-2.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 18:17-2.9 - Certificate necessary for appointment or reappointment

(a) No person may be appointed or reappointed as a municipal tax assessor or deputy tax assessor in any municipality in this State, unless he or she holds a tax assessor certificate. However, if an assessor has served continuously in office from July 1, 1967, to the date of reappointment, such certificate will not be required.

(b) A municipal tax assessor shall be appointed and not elected. Tenure rights previously acquired by elected municipal tax assessors prior to July 1, 1979, are unaffected.

(c) All municipal, joint, or deputy tax assessors shall hold office by virtue of appointment and not election. All municipal tax assessors holding office shall continue in office until their respective terms of office shall expire and until their successors are appointed in the manner provided by law. The tenure rights of assessors acquired prior to July 1, 1979, are protected.

N.J. Admin. Code § 18:17-2.9

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 130(a), effective 1/3/2017