There is hereby created the office of Municipal
Public Defender who shall be appointed annually by the Township Committee.
The person to be appointed to said office shall
have been duly admitted to the practice of law in the State of New
Jersey and must be a member in good standing at the bar of the State
of New Jersey at the time of his or her appointment and during the
term of his or her office.
The term of office of said Municipal Public
Defender shall be one year.
[Added 2-8-1994 by Ord. No. 4290; amended 2-24-1998 by Ord. No.
4535]
The Township of Union hereby requires a person
applying for representation by a Municipal Public Defender to pay
an application fee of not more than $200. The Municipal Court may
waive any required application fee, in whole or in part, if the Court
determines, in its discretion, that the application fee represents
an unreasonable burden on the person seeking representation.