There is hereby created and established the office of the Court
Administrator.
The Court Administrator must meet all eligibility requirements
set forth in the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-11, as amended and supplemented
by any other law.
The Mayor shall nominate and, with the advice and consent of
the Council, appoint the Court Administrator, including the filling
of vacancy in such office, which shall be for the expired term only.
The term of office of the Court Administrator shall be for one
year, commencing on January 1 of the year of appointment and terminating
on December 31 of the same year, and until a successor shall have
been appointed and qualified. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:8-13.1, any
person holding office, position or employment as administrator of
the municipal court in any borough who has held such office, position
or employment continuously for five years or more and who has become
certified during that period shall hold and continue to hold said
office, position or employment during good behavior and shall not
be removed therefrom for political or other reasons except for good
cause, upon written charges and after a public, fair and impartial
hearing.
The Court Administrator shall have the powers specified by N.J.S.A.
2B:12-13, as amended and supplemented.
The compensation of the Court Administrator shall be fixed from
time to time by ordinance or resolution of the Borough Council.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-12, the Court Administrator or a
person employed by the court who handles money in the scope of that
employment shall be covered by a bond or insurance against loss or
misappropriation of funds payable to the Borough, county, and state,
in an amount and with terms set by the Borough.