[Adopted by Ord. No. 394 (§ 2-8 of the 1987 Code)]
A Municipal Court for the Borough is established
as of January 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1
et seq., as amended and supplemented.
The name of the Municipal Court shall be "Municipal
Court of the Borough of Highland Park."
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which
shall bear the impress of the name of the court.
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal
Court who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of Borough Council and who shall serve for a term of three years from
the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and
qualified.
The Municipal Judge shall receive such annual
salary as shall be established by the Borough Council which the salary
shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and any other allowances whatsoever.
The Municipal Court and the Municipal Judge
shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, powers, duties
and jurisdiction conferred by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et
seq., as amended and supplemented, or by any other law.
[Amended by Ord. No. 396; Ord. No. 1280]
There shall be an Administrator of the Municipal
Court who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Borough Council and who shall serve for a term of one year
running from January 1 to December 31 of each year and until his/her
successor is appointed and qualified. The Administrator shall receive
such annual salary as shall be established therefor by the Borough
Council. He/she shall perform such functions and duties as shall be
prescribed for him/her by law, the rules applicable to Municipal Courts,
and by the Municipal Judge.
The Municipal Court shall be held in the courtroom
in the Police Headquarters of the Borough of Highland Park. The Municipal
Judge shall sit on such days and during such hours as shall be prescribed
by the Police Committee of the Borough Council.
