[1984 Code § 2-16.1]
There shall be a Municipal Court in the Borough pursuant to
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1, et seq., to be known as the Municipal
Court of the Borough of Haworth, Bergen County. The Municipal Court
shall have a seal bearing the impress of the name of the Court. The
Court shall be held in the Borough Hall of the Borough of Haworth,
or such other place as the council shall designate from time to time,
and shall exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction
conferred by law upon municipal courts.
[1984 Code § 2-16.2; New]
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court appointed
in the same manner as appointive officers of the Borough. The Judge
of the Municipal Court shall serve for a term of three years from
the date of appointment and until a successor shall be appointed and
qualified.
The Judge of the Municipal Court shall have and possess the
qualifications and shall have, possess and exercise all the functions,
duties, powers and jurisdiction conferred by law or ordinance. He
need not be a resident of the Borough. He shall be an attorney-at-law
of the State of New Jersey. Whenever the Judge of the Municipal Court
shall be unable to sit as such the Judge may designate any other Judge
of any Municipal Court to sit for him temporarily and hold the Municipal
Court. Any such designation shall be made in writing and shall be
filed in the Court and any person so designated, while sitting temporarily,
shall possess all the powers of the Judge of the Municipal Court.
[1984 Code § 2-16; New]
There shall be an Administrator of the Municipal Court who shall
be appointed by the Borough Council and who shall perform the functions
and duties prescribed by law, the rules applicable to Municipal Courts,
and by the Judge of the Municipal Court. The duties of the Court Administrator
shall include, but not be limited to:
a. Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating
to the operation of the Court.
b. Interviewing and speaking to persons wishing to file criminal complaints
or wishing information in this regard; receiving complaints and dispensing
information relating to Court matters.
c. Maintaining the financial records of the Court.
d. Attending Court; recording pleas, judgments and dispositions; arranging
trial calendars; signing court documents; preparing and issuing warrants
and commitments.
e. Taking and preparing bail bonds, recognizances, and security in lieu
thereof; making inquiry concerning their sufficiency and equity; receiving
and accounting for fines and costs.
f. Interviewing persons on informal Police Court matters to determine
if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary, issuing summonses
requiring Court appearances; maintaining and classifying records and
files.
g. Maintaining, forwarding, receiving and reporting such records, reports
and files as required by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
[1984 Code § 2-16.4; New]
There may be a Deputy Administrator of the Municipal Court,
who shall be appointed by the Borough Council and who shall perform
the functions assigned to him by the Judge of the Municipal Court
and by the Court Administrator, and act as Administrator in the absence
of the Administrator.