[Amended 7-9-1991 by Ord. No. 91-13]
The Municipal Court of the Borough of Garwood
heretofore created and established pursuant to law, N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1
et seq., is hereby continued.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1 et seq. was
repealed by L. 1993, c. 293, § 6, effective 2-15-1994. See
now N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1.
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the
"Municipal Court of the Borough of Garwood." Said court shall have
an official seal which shall bear the impression of the name of the
court.
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the said
Court who shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent
of the Council, and who shall serve for a term of three years, and
until the Judge's successor is appointed and qualified. The Judge
shall have the qualifications required by law. The annual compensation
shall be fixed and determined by the Borough Council.
The Municipal Court shall have custody of all
files, papers, dockets, books and books of account of the previous
recorder's Court.
The office of Municipal Court Administrator
is hereby created and established pursuant to law, with all the powers,
duties and responsibilities now or hereafter conferred or imposed
upon said Administrator by law or by the Rules Governing the Courts
of the State of New Jersey. The previously established office of Clerk
of the Municipal Court shall be deemed to be continued in the office
of Municipal Court Administrator.
A.
The Municipal Court Administrator shall be appointed
by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council,
for a term of one year expiring at the end of the calendar year, and
until a successor is appointed and qualified.
B.
The compensation shall be fixed and determined by
the Borough Council. Any vacancy occurring in the office of Municipal
Court Administrator shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired
term.
The Municipal Court Administrator shall serve
under the direction and control of the Judge of the Municipal Court
and shall be responsible to said Judge for the performance of the
duties and responsibilities now or hereafter conferred or imposed
by law or by the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey,
and such duties and responsibilities, not inconsistent with law, which
shall be assigned by the Judge of the Municipal Court.
[Amended 7-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-10]
Any person holding office as Administrator of
the Municipal Court who has held such office continuously for five
years or more and who has become certified during that period shall
hold and continue to hold said office during good behavior and shall
not be removed therefrom for political or other reasons except for
good cause, upon written charges and after a public, fair and impartial
hearing.
The office of Deputy Court Administrator/Violations
Clerk is hereby created and established pursuant to law.
The Deputy Court Administrator/Violations Clerk
shall be charged with the performance and completion of all clerical
duties inclusive of typing, dictation, filing, recordkeeping and the
like, subject to the direction of the Municipal Court Administrator
and Municipal Court Judge and shall perform the duties of the Municipal
Court Administrator in the absence of the Municipal Court Administrator,
which duties are now or may hereafter be conferred or imposed upon
said Deputy Court Administrator by law or by the Rules Governing the
Courts of this state.
A.
The Deputy Court Administrator/Violations Clerk shall
be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of Council and
shall serve subject to the availability of funds.
B.
The compensation shall be fixed and determined by
the Borough Council. The filling of any vacancy existing in the office
of Deputy Court Administrator/Violations Clerk shall be subject to
the availability of funds.
