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Township of Eagleswood, NJ
Ocean County
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[Adopted 10-6-1976 by Ord. No. 4-76 (Ch. 13, Art. V, of the 1977 Township Code)[1]]
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Editor's Note: Amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
There is hereby created the position of Municipal Prosecutor.
The Municipal Prosecutor shall be a graduate of an accredited law school and an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey in good standing.
The Municipal Prosecutor shall be appointed by the Township Committee. He or she shall serve for a term of one year and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
The Municipal Prosecutor shall appear in the Municipal Court on behalf of the State of New Jersey or the Township of Eagleswood in any case therein pending, upon the request of the Municipal Judge or directive of the Township Committee. He or she shall exercise the powers and duties assigned to such office by N.J.S.A. 2B:25-5, any other applicable statutes, and Rules of Court of the State of New Jersey.
The Municipal Prosecutor shall be compensated in accordance with a professional services contract as approved by resolution of the Township Committee. The compensation shall be in lieu of any and all other fees; provided, however, that when a municipal prosecutor is assigned to prosecute a de novo appeal in Superior Court, the prosecutor shall be entitled to additional compensation unless the municipality expressly provides otherwise at the time the compensation is fixed.
The Alternate Municipal Prosecutor shall be an attorney at law of New Jersey and shall be affiliated with the law firm of the Municipal Prosecutor. The position of Alternate Municipal Prosecutor is created in the event the Municipal Prosecutor is unable to appear even for part of one court session for any reason. More than one Alternate Municipal Prosecutor may be appointed. The duties for the Alternate Municipal Prosecutor shall be the same as those set forth for the Municipal Prosecutor.