New Jersey § 40a:9-146

§ 40a:9-146.

The governing body or chief executive, as shall be appropriate to the form of government

of the municipality shall provide for the appointment of a tax assessor and such deputy

tax assessors as it may determine necessary. The requirement that every municipality shall have a tax assessor and any such deputy

tax assessors as it deems necessary may be fulfilled by the sharing of a tax assessor

and any necessary deputy tax assessors with another municipality or municipalities

under a shared service agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c. 63 ( C.40A:65-1 et seq. ). Any such shared service agreement shall be subject to the provisions of section

4 of P.L.2007, c. 63 ( C.40A:65-4 ) and, with respect to pilot municipalities, of section 3 of P.L.2013, c. 166 ( C.40A:65-4.2 ). The appointing authority may, by resolution or order as appropriate, set the total

number of weekly hours of operation of the tax assessor's office and the total number

of weekly work hours of the tax assessor, commensurate with the compensation paid

to the tax assessor. The appointing authority shall not set the specific work hours of the tax assessor. The governing body, by ordinance, shall determine the amount of compensation of

such assessors.