BOROUGH OF ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS
BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

RESOLUTION 2009-82

 

WHEREAS, the Borough of Englewood Cliffs had a public hearing regarding its scheduled budget adoption on May 27, 2009 and the Bergen County Board of Taxation may be unable to certify Englewood Cliffs’ tax rate at this time and the Borough of Englewood Cliffs Tax Collector may be unable to mail the Borough’s 2009 tax bills on a timely basis; and

WHEREAS, the Borough of Englewood Cliffs Tax Collector/Chief Financial Officer has computed an estimated tax levy in accordance with NJSA 54:4-66.3, and he has signed a certification showing the tax levies for the previous year, the tax rates and the range of permitted estimated tax levies,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Governing Body of the Borough of Englewood Cliffs, in the county of Bergen, State of New Jersey on this the 10th day of June, the following:

  1. The Englewood Cliffs Tax Collector is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and issue estimated tax bills for the Borough of Englewood Cliffs for the Third Installment of 2009 taxes. The Tax Collector shall take such actions as are permitted and required by P.L. 1994, c. 72 (NJSA 54:4-66.2 and 54:4-66.3

  2. The entire estimated tax levy for 2009 is hereby set at $25,881,441.00.

  3. In accordance with the law the Third Installment of 2009 taxes shall not be subject to interest until the later of August 10th or the twenty-fifth day after the date the estimated tax bills were mailed. The estimated tax bills shall contain a notice specifying the date on which interest may begin to accrue. 

PROPOSED CALCULATION OF 2009 ESTIMATED TAX RATE
 
Proposed
 
2009 Introduced Municipal Budget
2009 Adopted School Budget
2009 Estimated Bergen County Levy
 
2008 TAX LEVY & TAX RATE 2009 ESTIMATED RANGE FOR TAX LEVY
(Percentage of 2008 levy)
TAX RATE LEVY 95% 105%
LOCAL 0.278  $9,537,932 LOCAL  $9,061,035  $10,014,828
SCHOOL 0.265  $9,130,542 SCHOOL  $8,674,015  $9,587,069
COUNTY 0.168  $5,781,250 COUNTY  $4,335,938  $6,070,312
OPEN SPACE 0.01  $331,345 OPEN SPACE  $314,778  $347,912
TOTALS: 0.721  $24,781,069  $22,385,766  $26,020,121
 
2009 ESTIMATED TAX RATE
2009 Ratable total:       3,456,848,156
Amount to be raised by Taxation: Tax Rate:
LOCAL  $        10,059,901 0.291 (adopted budget)
SCHOOL  $          9,463,355 0.274 (adopted budget)
COUNTY  $          6,012,500 0.174 (2009 Estimated County Levy)
OPEN SPACE  $345,685 0.01 (2009 Estimated Open Space Levy)
TOTALS:  $25,881,441 0.749
Estimated Rate: 0.749
 
PREPARED AND CERTIFIED BY: _______________________________________
Joseph Iannaconi, Jr.
Tax Collector-Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer

TAX & FINANCE
telephone:  201-569-5271- Tax Collector/Treasurer
telephone:  201-568-8567 – Tax Assessor
fax:  201-569-4356

The Treasurer’s Office accounts for all cash receipts and disbursement of funds, and the fiscal health of the municipality.
Chief Financial Officer - Joseph Iannaconi 

The Tax Collector’s Office handles all tax collection.
Tax Collector – Joseph Iannaconi
Assistant Tax Collector – Janice Romano
Tax Clerk – Helen Keery
 
The Tax Assessor’s Office handles all tax assessments, tax appeals, senior citizens and veterans deduction applications.
Tax Assessor – Peter Turco