A. 
Estell Manor hereby approves and agrees to the terms of the Shared Services Agreement by and between the City of Estell Manor and the Township of Weymouth for a Joint Municipal Court to be incorporated herein by reference and expressly authorizes the Mayor and the Clerk of the City of Estell Manor to execute the agreement on behalf of Estell Manor.
B. 
The Joint Municipal Court will be governed by this chapter and the Shared Services Agreement by and between the City of Estell Manor and the Township of Weymouth for a Joint Municipal Court approved by the governing body of Estell Manor.
C. 
Other municipalities who approve a Shared Services Agreement to join the City of Estell Manor Regional Municipal Court shall be subject to the terms thereof which will embody the provisions of this chapter.
A. 
The Joint Municipal Court operations shall be administered by Estell Manor as a joint municipal court pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1b, using one set of books and one court calendar.
B. 
Location. The Joint Municipal Court will be located at the City of Estell Manor Municipal Building located at 148 Cumberland Avenue, Estell Manor, New Jersey. Estell Manor will make available for the court: a courtroom, chambers, offices, storage space, equipment and supplies for the Municipal Court Judge and support personnel of the court and court security.
C. 
Court days and times. Municipal Court sessions shall be determined by the Municipal Court Judge of the City of Estell Manor Regional Municipal Court. Emergency or special sessions can be scheduled as may be necessary by the Court Administrator in consultation with the Municipal Court Judge.
A. 
Estell Manor shall be responsible for all budgeting, accounting, and auditing for the Joint Municipal Court.
B. 
Annually, Estell Manor shall prepare a budget for the Joint Municipal Court expenses.
C. 
Estell Manor will provide Weymouth with a monthly report of revenues from the Court Administrator.
D. 
Accounting records for the expenses associated with Joint Municipal Court operations will be maintained by Estell Manor.
A. 
All fines and costs levied on summons/warrants/tickets or other charges issued by a municipality's police department or other law enforcement agency or by any private citizen pursuant to a local ordinance violation shall be retained by the municipality in which the offense or violation took place.
B. 
All fines levied on summons/warrants/tickets issued for non-local ordinance violations by the New Jersey State Police or any other law enforcement agency shall be distributed as required by law.
C. 
Additional contributions. The contribution of Weymouth towards the costs of the court facility, judge, prosecutor, public defender and support staff shall be as set forth in the Shared Services Agreement.
All municipalities will keep in force, at their respective sole expenses, comprehensive general liability insurance with insurance companies licensed in the State of New Jersey or with the Atlantic County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, which insurance shall be evidenced by certificates and/or policies as determined by Estell Manor and as otherwise set forth in the Shared Services Agreement.
Any municipality may withdraw from participation in the Joint Municipal Court by delivering written notice to the other municipality of its intentions to withdraw no less than one full year prior to the date of withdrawal. All withdrawals shall be effective January 1, no earlier than one full year subsequent to the date of notice of withdrawal.
Estell Manor may solicit other municipalities to the Joint Municipal Court. In the event that a contract with an additional municipality is pending or contemplated, Estell Manor will notify Weymouth. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Estell Manor shall continue to provide Weymouth with the same level of services as before adding another municipality.
A. 
This agreement will become effective only after adoption of a resolution authorizing the execution of this agreement and the final adoption of an ordinance establishing the Joint Municipal Court have been passed by the governing bodies of Weymouth and Estell Manor. Upon passage of the ordinances and resolutions, this agreement will be filed with the Administrative Director of the Courts.
B. 
After adoption of the aforementioned resolutions, the effective date of this agreement shall be January 1, 2017.
C. 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the term of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for so long and until the Administrative Office of the Courts for the State of New Jersey governing this Vicinage approves the termination of the Joint Municipal Court.
If any article, section, subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter shall be held to be invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this chapter.
All ordinances or parts thereof or resolutions inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of their inconsistency. Nothing in this chapter, however, shall affect the rights and tenure of any elected official.