New Jersey Statutes 54:1-98. Preference for appointment as deputy county assessor; tenure
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:1-98
- 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
13. a. A serving municipal tax assessor or deputy municipal tax assessor who holds tenure in the position, or who has obtained a certified tax assessor certificate immediately prior to the appointment of the first county assessor pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2009, c.118 (C. 54:1-89), shall be entitled to preference with regard to the appointment of deputy county assessors pursuant to subsection a. of section 6 of P.L.2009, c.118 (C. 54:1-91).
b. Each person appointed as a deputy county assessor shall acquire tenure in office after serving three continuous years in the office. Thereafter, a deputy county assessor shall hold office during good behavior and efficiency, and shall not be removed for political reasons or for any cause other than incapacity, misconduct, disobedience of rules or regulations established by the director or by the county governing body, failure to meet the standards of performance established by the director, or schedules or standards adopted pursuant to P.L.2009, c.118 (C. 54:1-86 et al.).
L.2009, c.118, s.13.