The Finance Department is located in the Borough Hall, on the first floor.  Office hours are Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, excluding holidays.  To contact the Finance Department, call (973) 475-7148.

Gail Bado - Director of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Tax Collector & Treasurer
Mary Piazza - Assistant Municipal Treasurer
Debbie Buchanan - Accounts Payable Clerk
Susan Weller - Payroll Clerk

The Finance Department is responsible for all financial transactions relating to the revenues and disbursements of the Borough.  This department keeps a full account of all cash receipts and disbursements of the Borough, has custody of all investments and invested funds of the Borough in a fiduciary capacity, keeps all monies not required for current operations safely invested or deposited in interest bearing accounts, processes requisitions and purchase orders for payment and collects current and delinquent taxes.  The Director of Finance oversees the financial operations of the Borough.

Tax Collection

The Tax Collector is charged with the responsiblity fo receiving and collecting all taxes and assessments both current and deliquent.  The Office of the Tax Collector bills and collects taxes quarterly.  Taxes are due February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1.  The tax bills are sent out once a year in late June or early July. These bills include four stubs - one for each quarter. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve your obligation as a taxpayer.

We offer a ten-day grace period. After the grace period, state statute requires interest for overdue periods date back to the first of the month. We do not send reminder notices. You may pay your taxes by mail, in person or online. If you pay by mail, we receipt your taxes based on the day we receive your check, not the date written on the check or postmark date.

Tax Rate

Click here for 2011 Tax Rate

For prior years Tax Rate information, go to our HomePage and click on Budget/Tax Info at the top of the screen.

There are various property tax relief programs that are offered by the state that you may qualify for.  For more information, www.state.nj.us.treasury, Taxes, Property Tax Relief Programs.


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