There is hereby created the position of a Municipal Public Defender
who shall be appointed by the Township Committee.
In accordance with the provisions of P.L. 1997, c, 256 (N.J.S.A. 2B:24-1
et seq.), the Municipal Public Defender shall be qualified as an attorney-at-law
of the State of New Jersey in good standing and shall represent those defendants
appearing in Municipal Court who are determined by the Court to be indigent
and whose representation is assigned to the Municipal Public Defender by the
Court.
The Municipal Public Defender shall be appointed for terms of one year
from the date of appointment and may continue to serve in office pending reappointment
or appointment of a successor.
The Municipal Public Defender shall be compensated in the manner established
by ordinance, resolution or as otherwise established according to law in the
case of a shared municipal court.
