[Amended 3-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16; 1-26-2016 by Ord. No.
2016-1; 3-27-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-12]
There shall be established, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:25-1 et
seq., two part-time Municipal Prosecutor positions for the Vineland
Municipal Court. Both positions may be served by the same person;
however, should the positions be filled by different persons, one
shall be designated as Chief Municipal Prosecutor for the Vineland
Municipal Court. The duties of the Municipal Prosecutor and Chief
Municipal Prosecutor shall be in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:25-5
and the Code of the City of Vineland. They shall possess the minimum
qualifications as outlined in N.J.S.A. 2B:25-4. Provided the effectiveness
and efficiencies of the Court and prosecution are not adversely affected
and the positions are filled by the same person, no Chief Municipal
Prosecutor shall be named.
[Amended 3-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
The position is an assigned function of the
Department of Law.
[Amended 12-14-1999 by Ord. No. 99-83; 10-27-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-68; 1-26-2016 by Ord. No.
2016-1; 3-27-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-12]
The salary for the Municipal Prosecutor and Chief Municipal
Prosecutor shall be authorized by ordinance. Should both positions
be filled by the same person, the salaries of both positions shall
be combined and paid to the single person filling both positions,
subject to a professional services agreement. Appointments to the
position or positions, as the case may be, shall be made by the Mayor
with the advice and consent of City Council. The appointment(s) shall
be made from attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of New
Jersey and shall be appointed for a term of one year from the date
of his or her appointment and shall continue to serve in office until
reappointment, replacement or otherwise disqualified to practice law
in the State of New Jersey. The Municipal Prosecutor and Chief Municipal
Prosecutor, if both are appointed, shall each provide coverage in
the Vineland Municipal Court in the absence of the other with no additional
compensation. In the event either the Municipal Prosecutor or the
Chief Municipal Prosecutor are unavailable to serve during any court
proceeding as required by this section, it shall be the responsibility
of the Chief Municipal Prosecutor or, should no Chief Municipal Prosecutor
be appointed, the Municipal Prosecutor, to assure the court coverage
of the Alternate Municipal Prosecutor and fees, if any, shall be paid
from the salary of the Vineland Municipal Prosecutor or Chief Municipal
Prosecutor scheduled to serve and shall be at no cost to the City.
[Amended 1-26-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-1; 3-27-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-12]
Should both positions be filled by two persons and a Chief Municipal
Prosecutor is appointed, the Municipal Prosecutor shall be directly
supervised by the Chief Municipal Prosecutor. Both Municipal Prosecutor
and Chief Municipal Prosecutor shall be under the supervision of the
Attorney General or County Prosecutor who may represent the state,
county or municipality in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
Municipal Court of the City of Vineland.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-51]
The position of Alternate Municipal Prosecutor
is hereby established. The Alternate Municipal Prosecutor shall serve
in the absence of the Municipal Prosecutor or in cases where a conflict
prohibits the Municipal Prosecutor from serving. The Alternate Municipal
Prosecutor shall be subject to the same administrative provisions
of this article.