Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:48B-16

  • assessor: when used in relation to the assessment of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers, boards or commissions charged with the duty of making such assessments, unless a particular officer, board or commission is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The office of joint municipal tax assessor shall consist of a tax assessor and such subordinate personnel as may be deemed necessary and proper to perform the assessment function in accordance with law. Any person who may hereafter be appointed to office, position or employment as joint municipal tax assessor shall hold such office, position or employment for a term of 4 years as shall be provided for by agreement of the governing bodies of the participating municipalities, provided that any such person reappointed as joint municipal assessor after serving for 4 years in that capacity, shall thereafter hold his position during good behavior and efficiency notwithstanding that such reappointment was for a fixed term of years, and he shall not be removed therefrom for political reasons but only for good cause shown and after a proper hearing before the Director of the Division of Taxation or his designee.

L.1967, c. 180, s. 3, eff. July 27, 1967.

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