[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Franklin 12-27-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-20.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch.
32, Court, Joint Municipal, consisting of Art. I, Establishment, adopted
12-6-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-10, as amended, and Art. II, Discovery
Fees, adopted 3-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-04, and provided that it
would be effective on 1-1-2013.
Under the powers and authority granted to the Township Committee
by N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., a municipal court is hereby established
for the Township of Franklin, in the County of Hunterdon, to be known
as "Municipal Court of the Township of Franklin."
The Township Committee is authorized to enter into and execute
one or more shared services agreements with other municipalities for
the creation of a shared municipal court through the appointment of
the same persons to serve as the court staff of the Municipal Court
of the Township of Franklin and the municipal courts or joint courts
of such other municipalities, as well as the maintenance of shared
court facilities, equipment, supplies and employees. The salary of
the court staff and the other costs of operating the shared municipal
court shall be shared between any municipalities with which the Township
Committee has executed a shared agreement, as provided for in such
agreement(s). Any costs and fines collected from defendants and any
other costs or amounts collected or received by the Court operated
pursuant to the shared services agreement shall be divided between
such municipalities as provided for in the agreement, unless otherwise
provided by law.
The Municipal Court shall have a Municipal Court Judge, a Municipal
Court Administrator, a Municipal Prosecutor and a Public Defender.
The appointments, salaries and job descriptions for these positions
shall be set forth in a shared services agreement unless otherwise
set by statute.
The Municipal Court may appoint such other clerical or other
assistance as is necessary for the Court's efficient operation.
These appointments shall be made pursuant to the terms of the shared
services agreement.
