[Adopted 6-15-1988 by Ord. No. 4-1988 (Ch. 18, Art. II, of the 1990 Code)]
There is hereby established the position of Defense Counsel.
A suitable member of the Bar of the State of New Jersey shall be appointed annually to the position and for a term of one year by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
In any instance in which the Borough has the statutory duty to make defense counsel available to a member of the Police Department in a Municipal Court matter, Defense Counsel shall serve in that capacity. Any member of the Police Department shall have the right, at his/her own expense, to engage defense counsel of his/her own choosing.
[Amended 12-29-2009 by Ord. No. 31-2009]
Defense Counsel shall be paid by the Borough the sum of $150 per hour.