213-26 Electronic Tax Sale and Cost of Mailing Resolution.pdf

213-26 August 4, 2026 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ELECTRONIC TAX SALE AND COST OF MAILING WHEREAS, NJSA 54:5-19.1 authorizes municipalities to conduct electronic tax sales pursuant to rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, and WHEREAS, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services has approved NJ Tax Lien Investors/Real Auction.com to conduct electronic tax sales, and WHEREAS, an electronic tax sale is innovative and provides a greater pool of potential lien buyers, thus creating the environment for a more complete tax sale process, and WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange wishes to participate in an electronic sale. WHEREAS, the rules and regulations require a municipality to send two (2) notices of tax sale to all properties included in said sale; and WHEREAS, the rules and regulations allow said municipality to charge a fee of $25.00 per notices for the creation, printing and mailing of said notice; and WHEREAS, in an effort to more fairly assign greater fiscal responsibility to delinquent taxpayers, the Township of West Orange will charge $25.00 per notice mailed which will be assesses specifically to the delinquent accounts that are causing the need for a tax sale and not the general tax base. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, that the Tax Collector is hereby authorized to participate in the electronic tax sale and submit to the Director of Local Government Services if necessary. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C. Susan Scarpa Municipal Clerk Council President Adopted: August 4, 2026