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1 Casamasino v. Div. of Taxation -- rank: 1000

... and consent of the council, appoint the municipal [tax] assessor." N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148. If a vacancy occurs during the tax assessor's four ... a four-year term based on the plain language in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148.     More recently, the Appellate Division in Grimes v. City of ... on the first day of July next following the appointment. N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148. Second, the person must be reappointed by the mayor with ... and qualification of a successor." L . 1971, c. 200, amending N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148. When elections were eliminated as a method of selecting tax ... unexpired term was eliminated. L . 1978, c. 128, § 2, amending N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148, effective July 1, 1979. This very limited holdover status that ... term expired in 1991, the qualifications for achieving tenure under N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148, to protect tax assessors from politically-inspired removal. The ...

docket:	a-201-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1999-05-27
status:
citation:	158 N.J. 333
Document Size:	88637

2 MAUREEN E. KAMAN VS DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TAXATION, ET AL -- rank: 870

... The issue on appeal involves the interpretation and application of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148 to the appointment and filling of vacancies for the position ... Law Division judge properly dismissed Kaman's CEPA claim. II.      N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148 states:             Every municipal tax assessor and deputy assessor shall hold ... term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.      N.J.S.A 40A:9-148 requires fixed terms. See Ream v. Kuhlman , 112 N.J ... mischief as sought to be avoided by the intent of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148. The parties acknowledged at oral argument the difficulty in drawing ... it was the product of a mutual, honest mistake.     Neither N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148 nor any other statute relating to tax assessors provides for ... the tax assessor for a term ending June 1998. Although N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148 does not permit "hold overs" and only allows appointments ...

docket:	a7209-95
court:	njappellate
decided:	1997-12-18
status:	published
citation:	306 N.J.Super. 291
Document Size:	27598

3 VNO 1105 STATE HWY 36 L.L.C., %STOP SHOP v. TOWNSHIP OF HAZLET -- rank: 792

... the township's assessor position. His four-year term under N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148 started July 1, 2018. Notwithstanding his appointment, Lamicella remained Director ...

docket:	a5070-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-02-24
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	55878

4 Casamasino v. Div. of Taxation -- rank: 587

... four (4) years." Although all parties now agree that, under N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148, Kaman's appointment could only have been for the unexpired ... trial court found that Kaman's appointment was controlled by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148, and that based on that statute, she had been appointed ... persuaded that the legislative intent is best advanced by construing N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148 "to prohibit municipalities from willfully or inadvertently exposing tax assessors ...

docket:	a-201-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1999-05-27
status:
citation:	158 N.J. 371
Document Size:	21733

5 MOBIL OIL CORP. v. GREENWICH TOWNSHIP -- rank: 551

... 54:1-35.30. Assessors have fixed terms of office. N.J.S.A. 40A:9-148. If a tax assessor has a tax assessor’s certificate ...

docket:	02565-98
court:
decided:	2002-04-15
status:
citation:	20 N.J. Tax 66
Document Size:	89322