[Amended 9-28-1997 by Ord. No. 1291]
There shall be a Municipal Court in the Borough
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended
and supplemented, to be known as the "Municipal Court of the Borough
of Glen Rock, Bergen County." The Municipal Court shall have a seal
bearing the impress of the name of the Court. The Court shall be held
in the Municipal Building of the Borough of Glen Rock or such other
place as the Council shall designate from time to time and shall exercise
all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred upon
municipal courts by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as
amended and supplemented, or any other law.
[Amended 9-28-1997 by Ord. No. 1291]
There shall be an Administrator of the Municipal
Court appointed by the Council for a term of one year and as many
deputies as Council shall by resolution provide. Vacancies shall be
filled by the Council for the unexpired term only. The Municipal Court
Administrator shall perform such functions and duties as shall be
prescribed for him or her by law, the rules applicable to municipal
courts and by the Municipal Judge. His or her duties shall include,
but not be limited to:
A. Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and
procedures relating to the operation of the Court.
B. Interviewing and speaking to prospective complainants;
receiving complaints and dispensing information relating to court
matters.
C. Maintaining the financial records of the Court.
D. Attending court, taking minutes of the trials and
entering them in the docket; arranging trial calendars; signing court
documents; preparing and issuing warrants and commitments.
E. Taking and preparing bail bonds, making inquiries
as to their sufficiency and equity; receiving and accounting for fines
and costs.
F. Interviewing persons on informal police court matters
to determine if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary,
issuing summonses requiring court appearances in this regard; maintaining
and classifying records and files.