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The Tax Assessor’s Office is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of real property values within the city. All values are determined by inspection of the site in question and established per rules set forth by the State of New Jersey. The Tax Assessor’s office works directly with the Atlantic County Board of Taxation.

The office staff is composed of the Tax Assessor and an Administrative Assistant. The Assessor must be certified by the State of New Jersey. The certification indicates that certain educational standards have been met and approved by the state.

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The Tax Collector’s office is the face of the community, meeting taxpayers on a regular basis, eight or more times a year for tax and sewer payments, giving information and assisting property owners in a friendly and courteous manner.

The Tax Collector's office is responsible for the billing and collection of property taxes that support the three governmental units: Atlantic County, Absecon School District, and the City of Absecon. It administers property tax deductions for senior citizens, disabled persons and veterans for those eligible. Also available to the public is information pertaining to the various New Jersey State Reimbursements Programs.

The Sewer Department is located in the tax office for the convenience of the taxpayers.

The Tax Collector enforces payment of tax delinquencies through the tax sale process. The tax sale is held online through the services of: Online Auction Software Solutions - Realauction.com. 

All affidavits for expenses must be filed with the Tax Collector by the lien holders. All tax sale redemptions must take place through the Tax Collector’s office.

In the City of Absecon, the Tax Collector is the Tax Search Officer.

Tax bills are issued in June and are payable quarterly on the first of August, November, February and May. Late charges are added after the 10th day of the month due. Interest of 8% is charged up to $1,500.00 and 18% over $1,500.00 delinquency until taxes are paid current. A penalty of 6% is charged on any delinquency of excess of $10,000.00, if not paid by the end of the year.

The sewer bills are issued in November for the following year and are payable on the first of January, April, July and October. Per Ordinance 13-2023 a flat penalty of $10.00 per quarter, per EDU, is charged if not paid within 10 days of the due date. Specifically, a $10 per EDU additional late charge shall be assessed for each quarter the charge is delinquent.

Tax and sewer payments may be made in person or by mail. If paying by mail and a receipt is needed, a self-addressed, stamped envelope must be enclosed with the payment.

There is a drive up window for current tax and sewer payments during the Municiapal Building's business hours.  Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM.

For after hour payments, and other City correspondence, there is a brown mailbox located outside the tax office, which is emptied daily.  All payments placed in the afterhours mailbox will be posted on the next business day.

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The Public Works Department maintains all of the City’s parks and athletic fields. This includes mowing grass, weed-wacking, edging, maintenance of all irrigation systems. Fertilizing, seeding, also at library, firehouse and city hall. Cutting City owned lots, street shoulders and retention basins. Cleaning all athletic field bathrooms and re-stocking, picking up trash in parks and other city owned properties.

•  Dragging baseball fields daily and layout of football field and paint of lines weekly during season.
•  Street sweeping on city roads.
•  Pick up white goods and metal throughout city.
•  City-wide leaf collection in Spring and Fall each year.
•  Maintain a Class B recycling facility for our leaf compost.
•  Minor street repair from patching potholes to small overlay paving jobs.
•  Handling sewer house calls during normal business hours.
•  Routinely checking the 14 pump stations to make sure all equipment is in working order.
•  Snow plowing and spreading salt on all city streets, parking lots and city buildings.
• Road miles in city: 38.1
• Curb miles in city: 76.2

Frequently Asked Questions:

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