N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-146.1: Boards of assessors; abolishment; secretary and members to be municipal tax and deputy assessors; salary and tenure rights

a. Boards of assessors created prior to the effective date of this act are abolished.

b. The secretary of, or in the event there is no secretary then the individual having primary responsibility for the discharge of the duties of assessor for, any board of assessors constituted on the effective date of this act shall be the municipal tax assessor and any other members of the board shall be deputy municipal tax assessors.

c. Nothing in this act shall affect adversely the salary or tenure rights acquired pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1967, c. 44 (C. 54:1-35.31), or any other law, whether now or previously enacted or in effect of any secretary or other member of a board of assessors who becomes the municipal tax assessor or a deputy municipal tax assessor.

L.1981, c. 393, s. 32, eff. Jan. 6, 1982.