[Adopted 9-26-1966 as Sections 15-1 through 15-7 of the
1966 Code]
A Municipal Court for the borough is established,
as of January 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1
et seq., as amended and supplemented.
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the
"Municipal Court of the Borough of Metuchen."
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which
shall bear the impression of the name of the Court.
[Amended 9-15-1997 by Ord. No. 97-20]
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal
Court, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Borough Council and who shall serve for a term of three years
from the date of his or her appointment and until his or her successor
is appointed and qualified.
The Municipal Judge shall receive such annual
salary as may be prescribed by the Council of the borough, to be paid
in the same manner as the salaries of other municipal officers are
paid, and which shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and any other
allowances whatsoever.
The Municipal Court and the Municipal Judge
thereof shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, powers,
duties and jurisdiction conferred by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1
et seq., as amended and supplemented, or by any other law.
The Municipal Court shall be held in the Borough
Hall or such other public place as may be designated by the Judge.
The Municipal Judge shall sit at such times as the business of the
Court may require, subject to the rules applicable to municipal courts.
[Added 9-15-1997 by Ord. No. 97-20]
A.
There shall be a Municipal Court Administrator, who
shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the
Borough Council who shall serve for a term of one year from the date
of appointment until a successor is appointed and qualified.
C.
The Municipal Court Administrator shall perform such
functions and duties as shall be prescribed for such position by law,
the rules applicable to municipal courts and by the Municipal Judge.
