[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 10-25, Department of Police,
as amended, was repealed 3-21-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-7.
[Amended 1-24-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-2]
The qualification, duties and function of the Police Department are codified in detail under Chapter 85 of the Code of the Township of Cinnaminson. [1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 1.24.030,
Functions (of Police Department), was deleted 1-24-2007 by Ord. No.
2007-2.
[Amended 5-13-1987 by Ord. No. 1987-7]
There shall be fire companies as authorized
by the Township Committee, Township of Cinnaminson. The Chiefs of
the fire companies are selected from the membership of each fire company
to serve for terms of one year. The fire companies shall act according
to the rules and regulations for volunteer fire companies. The Township
Committee, in their municipal budget, may contribute aid to the volunteer
fire companies under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-34.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 46, Fire Department.
[Amended 3-9-1971 by Ord. No. 1971-6; 1-24-2007 by Ord. No.
2007-2]
A.
Establishment.
(1)
There shall be a Municipal Court in the Township of
Cinnaminson, known as the "Municipal Court of the Township of Cinnaminson
in the County of Burlington." The Municipal Court shall have, possess
and use all of the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred
by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented,
or by any other law. The Municipal Court shall have a seal which shall
bear the impress of the name of the Court. The cost and fees charged
against defendants, when collected, shall become municipal funds and
shall be turned over to the custodian of the funds of the municipality.
The fines and penalties imposed in said Municipal Court shall be deposed
of as prescribed by law.
(2)
The Municipal Court shall be held in the Cinnaminson
Township Municipal Building and the Judge of the Municipal Court shall
during such hours and at such times as the business of the Court may
require, subject to the rules applicable to municipal courts.
B.
Municipal Judge.
(1)
Appointment. There shall be a Municipal Judge who
shall be appointed by the Township Committee and who shall serve for
a term of three years from the date of his appointment, and who shall
be an attorney at law in the State of New Jersey as prescribed by
law. The Judge of the Municipal Court shall receive an annual salary
as prescribed in the Salary Ordinance.[1]
(2)
Duties of the Municipal Judge. The Municipal Judge
shall sit on such dates and times of each month until the calendar
is completed and such other times as the business of the Court may
require. The dates and times of the Court sessions shall be as established
by the Court. The Municipal Judge shall exercise the functions, powers,
duties and jurisdiction of the Municipal Court.
C.
Municipal Court Administrator.
(2)
Duties of the Municipal Court Administrator. The Municipal
Court Administrator shall:
(a)
Carry out the rules, regulations, policies and
procedures relating to the operation of the Court.
(b)
Interview and speak to prospective complainants;
receive complaints and dispense information relating to Court matters.
(c)
Maintain the financial records of the Court.
(d)
Attend Court, take minutes of the trials and
enter them in the docket; arrange trial calendars; sign court documents,
prepare and issue warrants and commitments.
(e)
Take and prepare bail bonds, making inquiry
as to their sufficiency and equity; receive and account for fines
and costs.
(f)
Interview persons on informal Police Court matters
to determine if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary,
issue summonses requiring court appearances in this regard; maintain
and classify records and files.
D.
Assistant Municipal Court Administrator. The Assistant
Municipal Court Administrator shall be appointed by the Township Committee,
subject to civil service rules and regulations, and shall serve in
the absence of the Municipal Court Administrator and shall perform
all duties of the Municipal Court Administrator. The Assistant Court
Administrator shall receive a salary as prescribed by the Salary Ordinance.
E.
Violation Clerk. There shall be a Violation Clerk
appointed by the Municipal Judge for a one-year term or until qualified
under civil service. The duties of the Violation Clerk shall be to
accept fines and bail, issue receipts for the same and follow the
rules and regulations of the directives issued by the Department of
Courts, State of New Jersey. The Violation Clerk shall receive a salary
as prescribed by the Salary Ordinance.[3] The Violation Clerk shall be available to accept fines,
etc., between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily, and other
hours as required.
F.
Public Defender. There shall be the office of Township
Public Defender. The Township Committee shall appoint an attorney
licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey to serve as Township
Public Defender for a one-year term to expire December 31. The Township
Public Defender shall represent those individuals who are qualified
and apply for representation. A person applying for representation
by the Township Defender shall pay an application fee not to exceed
$200. The Municipal Court may waive said application fee in whole
or in part if the Court determines in its discretion through a clear
and convincing showing by the applicant that the application fee represents
an unreasonable burden on the person seeking representation. The Municipal
Court may also permit the payment of the application fee over a period
of time not to exceed four months. The Municipal Court shall utilize
the "Financial Questionnaire to Establish Indigency - Municipal Courts,"
in conjunction with the Public Defender Eligibility Guidelines established
and approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts in the State
of New Jersey pursuant to state law, in making this determination.
[Added 6-17-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-7]
G.
Municipal Prosecutor. There shall be a Municipal Prosecutor.
The Township Committee shall appoint an attorney licensed to practice
law in the State of New Jersey to serve as the Municipal Prosecutor
for a one-year term to expire on December 31. The Municipal Prosecutor
shall conduct prosecutions for crimes and offenses cognizable by the
Municipal Court of the Township of Cinnaminson, including violations
of ordinances of the Township, complaints of any departments under
state law and violations of rules and regulations duly promulgated
by any department, except such crime and offenses as it may be the
duty of the County Prosecutor to prosecute. The Municipal Prosecutor
shall receive an annual salary as prescribed in the Salary Ordinance.[4]
[4]
Editor’s Note: The Salary Ordinance
is on file in the Township offices.
[Amended 9-18-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-6; 1-24-2007 by Ord. No.
2007-2; 2-25-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-3]
There shall be an Office of Emergency Management,
the head of which shall be the Civil Emergency Management Coordinator.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be appointed by the Mayor
upon approval of the Township Committee for a period of three years.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be a resident of the Township
of Cinnaminson. The Emergency Management Coordinator shall have the
powers, functions and duties prescribed by law. The Emergency Management
Coordinator shall be compensated as established under the Township’s
Salary Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: The Salary Ordinance
is on file in the Township offices.
[Added 9-18-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-6;
amended 3-21-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-7; 12-31-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-18]
The Township Committee shall be designated as the appropriate
authority as provided for in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118 and hereby designates
the Township Administrator as its designee to perform all functions
of the appropriate authority under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118. The Township
Committee may suspend or revoke such designation in its sole discretion
at any time, with or without cause, by a duly adopted resolution.
