[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Fairfield 4-7-2015 by Ord. No. 4-2015. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is hereby established in the Township of Fairfield a "Joint Municipal Court" hereafter referred to as "Joint Court" pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq. with the City of Bridgeton which shall be known as the "Bridgeton Joint Municipal Court."
The Township Committee of the Township of Fairfield has determined that it is in the best interest of the Township of Fairfield to establish a Joint Court by which a desirable economy of scale can be reached such that, through the provision of joint facilities, joint personnel and resources and a combination of efforts, a heightened level of efficiency can be obtained.
The Municipal Court of the City of Bridgeton and Township of Fairfield will have a seal bearing the name of the Joint Court.
The facility for the Joint Court, including the Courtroom itself, and the Court Administrative Offices and all Court sessions, shall be located and conducted at 330 Fayette Street, Bridgeton, New Jersey 08302.
The term of the Joint Court will be established by written agreement between the City of Bridgeton and the Township of Fairfield.
Effective as of the commencement date for the Municipal Court for the City of Bridgeton and the Township of Fairfield, as set forth by written agreement, the respective Municipal Courts of the City of Bridgeton and the Township of Fairfield shall be abolished and their powers, duties, functions and pending cases shall be transferred to the Joint Court established hereunder.
The Municipal Court of the City of Bridgeton and the Township of Fairfield will have jurisdiction as is now or will hereafter be conferred upon it by the laws and Court rules of the State of New Jersey and the practice and procedures of the Joint Court shall be governed by the laws in such case made and provided in such rules as the Supreme Court of New Jersey will promulgate and make applicable.
The Joint Court will have one Judge who will be known as the Judge in the Bridgeton Joint Municipal Court. The Judge will be nominated and appointed as provided by N.J.S.A. 2B:12-4(b).
The Joint Court shall have a Municipal Court Administrator and a Deputy Court Administrator to be appointed pursuant to New Jersey Rules of Court 1:34-2 and such other necessary clerical or other assistants as agreed upon by the City of Bridgeton and the Township of Fairfield in accordance with the terms set forth herein and in the underlying Joint Court Agreement.
Compensation shall be by determination of Bridgeton.
A. 
Expenses.
(1) 
The Joint Court will be located in the City of Bridgeton at the address set forth above.
(2) 
Expenses for administering the Joint Court, including salaries for the Judge and Court personnel and cost of materials and equipment of the Court, will be allocated as is set forth within the Joint Court Agreement, a true and correct copy of which is annexed hereto and incorporated herein by reference, between the City of Bridgeton and the Township of Fairfield.
B. 
Allocation of expenses, revenue and fines. To the extent that any revenues, costs or fines received by the Joint Court are recoverable, same shall be allocated between the City of Bridgeton and the Township of Fairfield according to such written agreement as established between the City of Bridgeton and the Township of Fairfield.
A Joint Court Liaison Committee, hereinafter referred to as a Joint Court Committee, shall be formed consisting of two representatives appointed by each of the City of Bridgeton and the Township of Fairfield, respectively. The Joint Court Committee shall meet twice annually. The Joint Court Committee shall be responsible to act as liaison between the Joint Court and the City of Bridgeton and the Township of Fairfield and act in a policy setting capacity, such as by way of example and not limitation, the establishment of times for the Joint Court and such other details regarding the administration of the Joint Court that do not require action by the governing bodies of the City of Bridgeton and the Township of Fairfield.
The chapter herein establishes the Bridgeton Joint Municipal Court. Any written agreement required by state statute and regulation establishing any of the terms and conditions for the establishment and operation of the Joint Court is hereby ratified by this chapter subject to the approval of the Assignment Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey for the Vicinage XV and the Administrative Director of the Courts pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1(b).