The position of Municipal Prosecutor is hereby
created and the Municipal Prosecutor shall be appointed by the Township
Committee and shall serve for a term of one year from the date of
appointment and until a successor is appointed and qualified.
The Municipal Prosecutor shall be an attorney
at law of the State of New Jersey duly licensed to practice before
the courts of New Jersey and in good standing before those courts.
In addition thereto, the Municipal Prosecutor shall have practice
experience before the municipal courts of the State of New Jersey,
either in defense or prosecution.
The Municipal Prosecutor shall prosecute all
matters on behalf of the state, municipality or complaining party
(as may be assigned by the Municipal Court Judge) and in all matters
on the docket before the Kingwood Township Municipal Court, with the
exception of those matters (Code and zoning violations) prosecuted
by the Township Attorney.
The Municipal Prosecutor shall receive an annual
salary, to be paid in the same manner as the salaries of other municipal
employees and officials are paid.