[Added in supp. no. 1 by directive from the Borough]
A municipal court for the Borough of Ship Bottom in the county of Ocean is established pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1.
[Added in supp. no. 1 by directive from the Borough]
The name of the municipal court shall be the "municipal court of the Borough of Ship Bottom."
[Added in supp. no. 1 by directive from the Borough]
The municipal court shall have a seal which shall bear the impress of the name of the court.
[Added in supp. no. 1 by directive from the Borough]
There shall be a municipal judge of the municipal court who shall be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough council, and who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of his or her appointment and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
[Added in supp. no. 1 by directive from the Borough]
The municipal judge shall receive an annual salary as shall be fixed and determined by the annual salary ordinance, the salary to be paid in the same manner as the salaries of other municipal officers are paid and which shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and any other allowances whatsoever.
[Added in supp. no. 1 by directive from the Borough]
There shall be an administrator of the municipal court who shall be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of council, to serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The administrator of the municipal court shall receive an annual salary as shall be fixed and determined by the annual salary ordinance, the salary to be paid in the same manner as the salaries of other municipal officers are paid and which shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and any other allowances whatsoever.
[Ord. 2013-01, § 1, 3-26-2013]
There is hereby created the position of deputy court administrator of the municipal court. The deputy court administrator of the municipal court will receive an annual salary which shall be fixed by the salary ordinance of the Borough of Ship Bottom. The salary shall be paid in the same manner as the salaries of other municipal officers and employees. The deputy court administrator shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed for the deputy court administrator by law, the rules applicable to municipal court and the judge of the municipal court.
[Added in supp. no. 1 by directive from the Borough]
The Borough council may designate any licensed member of the bar of the state of New Jersey as municipal prosecutor, whose duties shall be to appear before the municipal court in all cases, where requested, and to present to and prosecute the cases before the court and to assist the general public and the police department in the preparation of complaints, when requested by the chief of police or such person acting on his or her behalf. The prosecutor shall be paid in accordance with the contract entered into with the Borough of Ship Bottom in accordance with the requirements of the local public contracts law.
[Ord. 2005-14 § 1, 2005; amended by added in supp. no. 1 by directive from the Borough]
The municipal court shall be held in the Ship Bottom Borough Hall, Ship Bottom, New Jersey, or any other place as determined by resolution by the mayor and Borough council.
[Added in supp. no. 1 by directive from the Borough]
The municipal judge shall sit at such times as the business of the court may require, subject to the rules applicable to municipal courts.
[Ord. 2005-14 § 2, 2005; amended by added in supp. no. 1 by directive from the Borough]
A. 
Position Created. There is created the position of public defender.
B. 
Qualifications. The public defender shall be an attorney at law of the state of New Jersey.
C. 
Appointment of Term of Office. The public defender shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough council. He or she shall serve for a term of one year commencing on January 1st and thereafter until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. In the event that more than one public defender is appointed, the mayor shall designate, with the advice and consent of the Borough council, a chief municipal public defender who shall have authority over the other public defenders serving the municipal court with respect to the performance of their duties.
D. 
Duties. The public defender shall defend indigent persons in the municipal court of the Borough of Ship Bottom upon being requested to do so by the municipal judge and shall perform such other duties as may be required by the rules of court or state statute.
E. 
Compensation. The public defender shall be paid in accordance with the contract entered into with the Borough of Ship Bottom in accordance with the requirements of the local public contracts law.
F. 
Any person applying for representation by the public defender shall pay an application fee of not more than $200, but only in an amount necessary to pay the costs of public defender services. In accordance with the guidelines promulgated by the supreme court, the municipal court may waive any required application fee, in whole or in part, if the court determines, in its discretion, that the application fee represents an unreasonable burden on the person seeking representation. The municipal court may permit a person to pay the application fee over a specific period of time not to exceed four months.