FINANCE/TAX COLLECTION/
TAX ASSESSMENT
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Finance
Department
Office of the
Tax Collector
Office of the
Tax Assessor
Finance Department
Jill Goode, Chief Financial Officer
Brittney Steitz, Finance Clerk/Sewer Utility
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for the
administration of the borough’s fiscal affairs. His or her duties include
the management of various operating, capital and trust funds; budget
preparation; collection of revenues; budgetary accounting; payroll;
disbursements; and investment of borough funds.
The CFO position is mandated by state law. He or she is
appointed to a four-year term and may achieve tenure after serving five
consecutive years. He or she is required to be licensed by the state of New
Jersey as a Certified Municipal Finance Officer in order to hold the
position. In Mountainside, the CFO holds the position of Treasurer, also a
licensed position.
Office of the Tax Collector
Dale Mathews, Tax
Collector
The Collector of Taxes position is mandated by the state
law. He or she is appointed to a four-year term and may achieve tenure
after serving five consecutive years. He or she is required to be licensed
by the state of New Jersey as a Certified Tax Collector. The collector is responsible
for the billing, collection, and recording of all taxes and sewer fees
levied upon the properties in Mountainside.
Office of the Tax Assessor
Eldo Magnani, Tax
Assessor
Ruth Rees, Secretary
The Tax Assessor is required to be a Certified Tax
Assessor be the state of New Jersey and is appointed for a term of four
years. He or she may achieve tenure after four consecutive years.
Before taxes can be levied, all properties in the
borough must be evaluated. The statutes require the Tax Assessor to
evaluate property on October 1st in each year. After
examination, the Tax Assessor determines full and fair value of each parcel
of real property in the district. The Union County Board of Taxation may
suggest a re-evaluation every five years based on 100 percent valuation of
the property.
