[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Stone
Harbor as Sec. 2-15 of the 1982 Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
There shall be a Municipal Court in the Borough pursuant to the provisions
of Chapter 293 of the 1993 Laws of New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.),
as amended and supplemented, to be known as the "Municipal Court of the Borough
of Stone Harbor, Cape May County." The Municipal Court shall have a seal bearing
the impress of the name of the Court. The Court shall be held in the Borough
Hall of the Borough of Stone Harbor, or such other place as the Borough 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 Chapter 293 of the 1993 Laws of New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.),
as amended and supplemented, or any other law.
A.
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council.
The Municipal Judge shall serve for a term of three years from the date of
appointment and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified. The Municipal
Judge shall receive a fixed compensation which shall be in lieu of all fees,
costs, and other allowances.
B.
The Municipal Judge shall have and possess the qualifications,
and shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, duties, powers and
jurisdiction conferred by Chapter 293 of the 1993 Laws of New Jersey (N.J.S.A.
2B:12-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, or by general law or ordinances.[1]
There shall be an Administrator of the Municipal Court who shall be
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council for a term
of one year and who shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed
for him by law, the rules applicable to municipal courts, and by the Municipal
Judge.
A.
His duties shall include, but not be limited to:
(1)
Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and procedures
relating to the operation of the Court.
(2)
Interviewing and speaking to prospective complainants;
receiving complaints and dispensing information relating to Court matters.
(3)
Maintaining the financial records of the Court.
(4)
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.
(5)
Taking and preparing bail bonds, making inquiry as to
their sufficiency and equity; receiving and accounting for fines and costs.
(6)
Interviewing persons on informal police court matters
to determine if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary, issue
summonses requiring Court appearances in this regard; maintaining and classifying
records and files.
B.
The Administrator may be a person otherwise employed
by the Borough, in which case he shall receive no additional compensation.
When the Administrator is employed for that specific purpose, he shall receive
a salary as set forth in the annual salary ordinance.
A.
The Borough of Stone Harbor shall have at least one Public
Defender for its Municipal Court, appointed by the governing body for a term
of one year and until the appointment of a successor. In the event two or
more Public Defenders are appointed, one of them shall be designated "Chief
Municipal Public Defender."
