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WHEREAS, The mailing of Jackson Townships’ tax bills were delayed due to the late start of the tax billing process pending approval of the certified tax rate by the Ocean County Board of Taxation and the NJ Department of Community Affairs, and the tax bills were not finished mailing until 7/23/21, and;

WHEREAS, State Statute N.J.S.A. 54:4-64 et seq. provides that the Grace Period must be extended to allow for 25 days from the date of the mailing of the tax bills for payments of the August 1, 2021 tax quarter to be made without interest, and;

WHEREAS, The Tax Collector has set the last day to pay the August 1st, 2021 tax quarter at 8/17/21, being the business day 25 calendar days after the date the tax bills were finished mailing, and;

WHEREAS, The extension only applies to the August 1, 2021 tax quarter. The normal Township grace period will apply to all other tax quarters on the bill.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of Jackson, in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey as follows:

  1. 1. The Governing Body of Jackson Township memorializes the extension of the grace period to 8/17/21 for the August 1, 2021 tax quarter and recognizes that the normal Township grace period will apply to all other quarters on the tax bill.

JANICE KISTY, R.M.C. TOWNSHIP CLERK

DATED: 7-27-2021

RESOLUTION 289R-21

TITLE: RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CANCELLATION OF TAXES FOR A 100% DISABLED VETERAN EXEMPTION ON BLOCK 4302 LOT 31

MOTION TO APPROVE BY: CHISHOLM MOTION SECONDED BY: BORRELLI YES: BORRELLI, CHISHOLM, SAUICKIE, FLEMMING ABSENT: KERN

WHEREAS, The Department of Veteran Affairs determined that Gina Serrano-Frans at 585 Frank Applegate Road, Block 4302 Lot 31, has a service connected disability that was totally disabling effective 6/15/06 and has owned the above listed parcel since 5/15/98, and the Owner was previously approved and taxes were cancelled through the first half of 2021 by Resolution #154R-21 on 3/23/21 and taxes now need to be cancelled for the 2nd half of 2021 and the 1st half of 2022, and;

WHEREAS, the property owner has made application to the Township as a totally disabled veteran, which has been approved by the Municipal Assessor on 3/11/21 and;

WHEREAS, it is Township policy to grant the exemption for the current year, and up to two preceding years

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of Jackson, in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey as follows:

  1. The Tax Collector is directed to cancel taxes as follows:
  2. 2021 - 3,451.17 - 2nd half taxes 2022 - 3,401.38 - 1st half taxes
  3. The Tax Collector is directed to process a refund for any overpayment due to the cancellation of taxes.
  4. The parcel is to be exempted on the 2022 tax list