Duties

The primary duties of the Tax Collector's office are dictated by State statutes and include the following:

• Billing of taxes, water and sewer,  and collecting all of the above listed charges
• Calculating interest on delinquencies
• Conducting an annual tax sale of prior year taxes, sewer and miscellaneous charges that remain unpaid to the date of sale
• Delivering delinquency notices on a quarterly basis
• Depositing all funds daily
• Enforcing timely payments by taxpayers
• Maintaining accurate records of all accounts
• Submitting monthly and annual financial reports to the Board of Trustees

In addition to the aforementioned statutory duties, the Tax Collector is a Tax Search Officer. All requests for municipal lien searches and unconfirmed assessment searches are processed by the tax office.

For reminders by text or email of quarterly tax bills please sign up for "Low Alerts" through SO Alerts.