The Finance Department is responsible for the receipt, safeguarding, investment, and disbursement of municipal funds, which include purchasing, tax collection, accounts payable, pension and payroll. The Finance Office oversees the operations of the Tax Collector’s Office, the Tax Assessor’s Office, Purchasing Office and Sewer Utility.
In addition, the Finance Department is responsible for creating the annual operations and capital budget, tracking expenditures against the budget, submitting the budget approved by the governing body to the State of New Jersey and reporting budget status to the governing body on an ongoing basis.