This chapter shall be effective on or about 12:00 midnight on October 1, 2019, following due notice as provided in accordance with §
16-3 hereof. All summonses, warrants and other matters issuing, arising from or within the jurisdiction of the Borough of Swedesboro and the other participating municipalities shall be within the jurisdiction of the Woolwich Joint Municipal Court of the Township of Woolwich on and after the aforesaid October 1, 2019, including those matters arising prior to such date which have not theretofore been completed.
Written notice of the appeal of the establishment of the Woolwich
Joint Municipal Court shall be provided to the administrative office
of the courts and the assignment judge of the vicinage, and posted
in the municipal buildings of each participating municipality at a
location where public notices are routinely posted.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a single Joint Municipal
Court to be located in the Township of Woolwich at 120 Village Green
Drive, Woolwich Township, New Jersey 08085.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Swedesboro hereby approves
of the terms and conditions of the shared service agreement between
the participating municipalities to establish the Woolwich Joint Municipal
Court, such agreement attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The Mayor and Clerk of the Borough of Swedesboro are hereby
expressly authorized to execute and deliver the aforesaid agreement
on behalf of the Borough of Swedesboro.
Under and pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et
seq., a Joint Municipal Court to be known as the "Woolwich Joint Municipal
Court" is hereby established.
The Joint Municipal Court of the Township of Woolwich shall
have an official seal bearing the impression of the name of the Court.
The jurisdiction of the Woolwich Joint Municipal Court of the
Township of Woolwich shall be coextensive with the municipal territory
of the participating municipalities.
The appointment of a Joint Municipal Court Administrator and
such number of Deputy Court Administrators shall be appointed as provided
consistent with this chapter and in accordance with the terms of the
aforesaid shared service agreement between the participating municipalities.
The Woolwich Joint Municipal Court staff shall be appointed
in a manner consistent with this chapter and in accordance with the
terms of the aforesaid shared service agreement.
Such number of Joint Municipal Court Prosecutors shall be appointed
in the manner provided by this chapter and in accordance with the
terms of the aforesaid shared service agreement, with a Joint Municipal
Court Prosecutor to have such jurisdiction, powers and duties as prescribed
by N.J.S.A. 2B:25-1 et seq.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the
provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency.
If any provision of this chapter or the application of this
chapter to any person, entity or circumstances is held invalid by
any Court of jurisdiction, the remainder of such provisions of this
chapter not so deemed invalid shall remain in full force and effect.
This chapter shall only be effective upon the last of the following
to occur:
A. Its adoption and publication in accordance with law;
B. Approval of the establishment of the Joint Municipal Court by the
Administrative Office of the Courts; and
C. An ordinance duly authorized and adopted by the governing body of
each of the participating municipalities.