[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Wood-Ridge 12-26-1975 by Ord. No. 700 as § 2-3 of
the 1975 Revised General Ordinances (Ch. 21 of the 1986 Code); amended
in its entirety 11-30-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-10. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
A.
There shall
be a Municipal Court in the Borough pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et
seq., to be known as the "Municipal Court of the Borough of Wood-Ridge."
The Municipal Court shall have a Seal bearing the impress of the name
of the Court. Court sessions shall be held in the Council Chambers.
B.
Any and/or
all of the provisions of this chapter may be satisfied through the
adoption by the Mayor and Borough Council of an interlocal services
agreement, shared services agreement, or consolidated joint municipal
court agreement with one or more other municipalities.
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed
by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council,
and who shall receive a salary as determined by the annual salary
ordinance and resolution. The Judge shall serve for a term of three
years from the date of appointment and until a successor is appointed
and qualified. A vacancy not caused by the expiration of the term
shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
The Municipal Court and the Municipal Court Judge shall have,
possess and exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction
conferred by state law.
There shall be an Administrator of the Municipal Court, who
shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the
Borough Council, and who shall receive a salary as determined by the
annual salary ordinance and resolution. The Municipal Court Administrator
shall perform all functions and duties as prescribed by law, by the
rules applicable to municipal courts, by the Municipal Court Judge,
and by the Bergen County Municipal Presiding Judge and/or Bergen County
Municipal Division Manager.
There may be any number of Violations Clerks of the Municipal
Court, as may be determined by the Mayor and Borough Council, who
shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the
Borough Council, and who shall receive a salary as determined by the
annual salary ordinance and resolution. The Violations Clerk or Clerks
shall work under the direction of the Municipal Court Administrator
and shall perform such functions and duties as required by the Municipal
Court Administrator and/or the Municipal Court Judge.
A.
There shall
be a Prosecutor of the Municipal Court and such other Alternate and/or
Assistant Prosecutors, as may be determined by the Mayor and Borough
Council, who shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and
consent of the Borough Council, and who shall receive a salary as
determined by the annual salary ordinance and resolution.
B.
The term
of office of the Prosecutor and any Alternate or Assistant Prosecutors
shall be one year from January 1 to December 31. The filling of any
vacancies shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
C.
The Prosecutor,
and any Alternate or Assistant Prosecutors, shall be an attorney in
good standing licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey.
D.
The powers
and duties of the Prosecutor, and any Alternate or Assistant Prosecutors,
shall be as established by state law and/or the directives of the
County Prosecutor.
A.
There shall be a Public Defender of the Municipal Court and such
other Alternate and/or Assistant Public Defenders, as may be determined
by the Mayor and Borough Council, who shall be appointed by the Mayor,
with the advice and consent of the Borough Council, and who shall
receive a salary as determined by the annual salary ordinance and
resolution.
B.
The term of office of the Public Defender, and any Alternate and/or
Assistant Public Defenders, shall be one year from January 1 to December
31. The filling of any vacancies shall be for the remainder of the
unexpired term.
C.
The Public Defender, and any Alternate and/or Assistant Public Defenders,
shall be an attorney in good standing licensed to practice law in
the State of New Jersey.
D.
The powers and duties of the Public Defender and any Alternate and/or
Assistant Public Defenders shall be as established by state law.
E.
The determination of a defendant's eligibility to be represented
by the Public Defender and of any fees or costs to be paid by the
defendant for said representation shall be governed by state law and/or
rules and policies of the New Jersey Court System.
