There is hereby created the position of Alternate
Municipal Prosecutor. The Alternate Municipal Prosecutor shall be
an attorney-at-law of the State of New Jersey. The Alternate Municipal
Prosecutor shall meet all of the requirements pertaining to the position
of Municipal Prosecutor.
The Alternate Municipal Prosecutor shall act in the place and stead of the Municipal Prosecutor in the event of the unavailability of the Municipal Prosecutor. When acting as Municipal Prosecutor, the Alternate Municipal Prosecutor shall have all of the powers and duties of the Municipal Prosecutor as set forth in Article
II of this chapter. In the event of a vacancy in the Office of Municipal Prosecutor, the Alternate Municipal Prosecutor shall serve as acting Municipal Prosecutor until such time as a successor Municipal Prosecutor is appointed and qualified.
The Alternate Municipal Prosecutor shall be
appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough
Council, for the term of one year beginning the first day of January
of each year, and until such time as a successor is appointed and
qualified. A vacancy in the office shall be filled for the unexpired
term only.
The Alternate Municipal Prosecutor shall receive
such compensation as is set forth in the annual budget and salary
ordinance of the Borough of Garwood, and shall be paid only for services
rendered. In the event that the Alternate Municipal Prosecutor shall
serve as Acting Municipal Prosecutor due to a vacancy in the office
of Municipal Prosecutor, the Alternate Municipal Prosecutor shall
be entitled to the salary of the Office of Municipal Prosecutor for
such time as he or she shall serve as Municipal Prosecutor and until
a successor Municipal Prosecutor is appointed and qualified.