[Added 2-11-1974 by Ord. No. 74-2]
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 97-2; 4-24-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-11]
There is hereby created the Office of Municipal Prosecutor. The Municipal Prosecutor shall be an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey, employed by the Township under the supervision of the Attorney General or Union County Prosecutor.
[Added 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 97-2; amended 4-24-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-11]
The Municipal Prosecutor shall represent the state, the county or the municipality in the prosecution of all offenses within the statutory jurisdiction of the Municipal Court as defined by law, including municipal ordinance and Municipal Code violations pertaining to zoning, land or property use regulation, property maintenance, building or construction. Such other local officials as may be deemed appropriate may be called by the Municipal Prosecutor in such prosecutions. The Municipal Prosecutor shall be responsible for handling all phases of the prosecution of an offense, including but not limited to discovery, pre-trial and post-trial hearings, motions, dismissals, removals to Federal District Court and other collateral functions authorized to be performed by the Municipal Prosecutor by law or rule of court. As used in this section, the term "post-trial hearing" shall not include de novo appeals in Superior Court, except as otherwise provided by law. The duties of Municipal Prosecutor shall include such other matters as may be assigned to the Prosecutor by the Township Attorney.
The Municipal Prosecutor shall be appointed by the Township Committee by a majority vote for the term of one year beginning the first day of January of each year and ending on the 31st day of December of each year.
[Amended 2-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-3]
The Municipal Prosecutor shall receive such compensation (e.g., hourly, per diem, annual or other basis) as the Township Committee may fix from time to time by ordinance.