BOROUGH OF HILLSDALE

RESOLUTION

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Title: Authorize Tax Assessor and Borough to File Municipal Appeals

WHEREAS, the Bergen County Tax Board requires a resolution from municipalities within Bergen County authorizing the Tax Assessor and Borough Attorney to file municipal appeals on behalf of the Borough of Hillsdale, and to file corrections and/or stipulations regarding errors in tax assessments with the Bergen County Board of Taxation; and

WHEREAS, the filing of these corrections and/or the signing of these stipulations by the Tax Assessor of the Borough of Hillsdale will relieve the taxpayer from appearing before the Bergen County Board of Taxation; and

WHEREAS, the Assessor should be authorized to file appeals when under certain circumstances the taxpayer fails to provide information to allow a proper assessment to be done;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Borough Council of the Borough of Hillsdale that the Tax Assessor and/or Borough Attorney be and are hereby authorized to sign stipulations with the Bergen County Board of Taxation concerning those properties wherein errors are made and to file appeals when appropriate and in the best interest of the Borough of Hillsdale;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Tax Assessor and the Borough Attorney of the Borough of Hillsdale are hereby authorized to file municipal appeals for both procedural and substantive reasons.

Council member	Motion	Second	Yes	No	Absent	Abstain
Arnowitz, Max			x
DeJoseph, Jonathan			x
Giancarlo, Michael			x
Hanlon, Marie		x	x
Schiavone, Donna			x
Weinstein, Andrew	x		x

Adopted: January 3, 2010

Attest: ________________________ ____________________________________

Robert P. Sandt, RMC John Sapanara, Mayor

Municipal Clerk

BOROUGH OF HILLSDALE

Council member

Motion

Second

Yes

No

Absent

Abstain