There is hereby created the position of a Municipal Public Defender
who shall be appointed by the Township Committee. The Township Committee
may appoint a Chief Municipal Public Defender and such Deputy Municipal
Public Defenders as may be determined by the Township Committee to
be necessary. The Municipal Public Defender, Chief Municipal Public
Defender or Deputy Municipal Public Defender shall be appointed for
terms of one year from the date of appointment, or as provided in
a shared services agreement and may continue to serve in office pending
reappointment or appointment of a successor.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:24-1 et seq., the Municipal Public
Defender and any Deputy Municipal Public Defenders shall be qualified
as attorneys at law of the State of New Jersey in good standing and
shall represent those defendants appearing in Municipal Court who
are determined by the Court to be indigent and whose representation
is assigned to the Municipal Public Defender by the Court. The Municipal
Public Defender and any Deputy Municipal Public Defenders shall have
all of the duties provided by N.J.S.A. 2B:24-1 et seq. in the representation
of indigent defendants in proceedings over which the Municipal Court
has jurisdiction.
The Municipal Public Defender, Chief Municipal Public Defender
or Deputy Municipal Public Defender shall be compensated in the manner
established by the separate Salary Ordinance of the Township from
time to time adopted, or professional services contract from time
to time authorized by resolution of the Township Committee, or as
set forth in a shared services agreement establishing a shared municipal
court.