Township Council Meeting — Packet

Department: Office of the Comptroller Respondent: John Ditinyak, Director of Finance Responsible Employee(s): Melanie Chavez, Assistant Comptroller; John Ditinyak, Director of Finance Finding Number: 2023-6 (Page 161) 1. Condition: Not all County taxes levied were remitted to Essex County. As of December 31, 2023, a balance of $212,651.86 was still due to the County for 2023 and prior years. 2. Recommendation: That all County Taxes levied be remitted to Essex County. 3. Township Response and Corrective Action: The Township of West Orange allows the County of Essex to initiate quarterly ACH transactions for all taxes due (County Levy, Open Space, and Added/Omitted). The Comptroller’s Department will work with the County CFO to ascertain if a balance is due, or if this is due to recording the levy and/or the levy payments incorrectly on the Township side. 4. Implementation Date: May 2025