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.