[Ord. #415, 1972 Code § 6-1, § 6-2, § 6-4]
a. 
Office Created. There is hereby created the office of Borough Attorney of the Borough of Brielle.
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Qualifications and Duties of Attorney. The person appointed to the office of Borough Attorney shall be a practicing attorney in New Jersey and shall do and perform all of the duties assigned to him by the Governing Body of this borough in relation to such office.
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Term of Office. The Borough Attorney shall hold such office for one year commencing January 1 annually and shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council.
[Ord. #415; Ord. #505; 1972 Code § 6-1; § 6-3]
a. 
Office Created. There is hereby created the office of Borough Engineer of the Borough of Brielle.
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Qualifications and Duties of Engineer. The person appointed to the office of Borough Engineer shall be a licensed professional engineer of the State of New Jersey and shall do and perform all of the duties assigned to him by the Governing Body of this borough in relation to such office.
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Term of Office. The Borough Engineer shall hold such office for one year commencing January 1 and shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council.
[Ord. #530; 1972 Code § 6-7, § 6-8, § 6-11, § 6-12; Ord. #870]
a. 
Office Created. There is hereby created the Office of Municipal Prosecutor.
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Duties of Municipal Prosecutor. The person appointed to the Office of Municipal Prosecutor shall represent the members of the Police Department of the Borough in all proceedings brought in the Municipal Court of the Borough, and shall perform any and all duties assigned to him by the Governing Body of this Borough in relation to such office pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1996, C.95, which states that the Municipal Prosecutor shall be under the supervision of the Attorney General or County Prosecutor.
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Qualifications and Terms of Office. The person appointed to the office of Municipal Prosecutor shall be a duly licensed attorney in good standing of the State of New Jersey and shall hold office for a term not exceeding one year or beyond December 31 of the year of his or her appointment.
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Compensation. The compensation of the Municipal Prosecutor shall be fixed by the Council in the salary ordinance.
[Ord. #530; 1972 Code § 6-7, § 6-9, § 6-11, § 6-12]
a. 
Office Created. There is hereby created the Office of Planning Board Attorney.
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Duties. The Planning Board Attorney shall represent the Planning Board of the Borough and shall perform all duties assigned to him by the Planning Board.
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Qualifications and Terms of Office. The person appointed to the office of Planning Board Attorney shall be a duly licensed attorney in good standing of the State of New Jersey and shall hold office for a term not exceeding one year or beyond December 31 of the year of his or her appointment.
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Compensation. The compensation of the Planning Board Attorney shall be fixed by the Planning Board.
[Ord. #530, 1972 Code § 6-7, § 6-10, § 6-11, § 6-12]
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Office Created. There is hereby created the Office of Attorney for the Board of Adjustment.
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Duties. The Board of Adjustment Attorney shall represent and perform all duties assigned to him by the Board of Adjustment.
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Qualifications and Terms of Office. The person appointed to the Office of Board of Adjustment Attorney shall be a duly licensed attorney in good standing in the State of New Jersey and shall hold office for a term not exceeding one year or beyond December 31 of the year of his or her appointment.
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Compensation. The compensation of the Board of Adjustment Attorney shall be fixed by the Board of Adjustment.
[Ord. #527; 1972 Code § 22-1, § 22-2, § 22-3]
a. 
Offices Created. There are hereby created the offices of Assistant Municipal Clerk, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Tax Collector and Assistant Water Rent Collector in the Borough.
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Duties. The person or persons appointed to the aforesaid offices in the Borough shall do and perform all of the duties assigned to him or her by the officer to whom he or she is an Assistant and by the Borough Council in relation to such office. If so directed by the Council, he or she shall have all the powers and shall perform all the duties of the office held by the person to whom he or she is an Assistant.
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Appointments; Terms of Office. The Assistant Municipal Clerk, the Assistant Treasurer, the Assistant Tax Collector and the Assistant Water Rent Collector shall each hold such office initially commencing as of the date of appointment by the Mayor and confirmation by the Council and until the end of the calendar year in which such appointment and confirmation shall have taken place. Thereafter, they shall each hold such office for one year, commencing January 1 annually, and shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council.
[Ord. #565; 1972 Code § 30-1; § 30-2]
a. 
Office Established. There is hereby established, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-9, the office of Purchasing Agent, whose term of office shall be one year, expiring on December 31 annually. The Purchasing Agent shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council, and he shall exercise the powers prescribed herein, at a salary fixed by resolution. It is the intent of this subsection to encourage open and competitive bidding and to award contracts to the lowest bidder.
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Powers and Duties.
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He shall have the duty and power to purchase and contract for all work, materials and supplies needed by any department, unit or agency of the Borough pursuant to the Public Contracts Law.
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He shall be authorized to purchase work, materials, supplies or services up to $1,000.
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He shall be authorized to purchase work, materials, supplies or services from $1,000 to less than $7,500 after attempting to secure a minimum of two quotations and after approval of the Chairman of the department involved.
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He shall be authorized to prepare bids and specifications for the purchase of work, materials, supplies or services in the amount of $7,500 or more, the bids to be awarded by the Council. The award of such bids shall be made, after public advertising, to the lowest responsible bidder and upon execution of a written contract.
[Ord. #488; 1972 Code § 31-1, § 31-2, § 31-3]
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Position Established. The position of Relocation Officer of the Borough is hereby established.
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Duties. The duties of the Relocation Officer shall be those set forth in the Statutes of the United States and of the State of New Jersey, and the regulations of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and of the State of New Jersey.
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Salary. The salary of the Relocation Officer may be established by resolution of the Governing Body, but in no event shall such salary exceed $500 per year.
[Ord. #762]
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The position of Chief Financial Officer is hereby established.
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The person employed in this position shall be responsible to carry out all duties and functions provided for in Chapter 9 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes and shall perform such duties as the Mayor and Council may, from time to time, direct.
[Ord. #886, § 1]
a. 
Public Defender, Appointment. There is hereby created within the Department of Law, for administrative purposes, but independent from the Department of Law, a Municipal Public Defender who shall be appointed by the Borough Council. The Borough Council may appoint a Chief Municipal Public Defender and such Deputy Municipal Public Defenders as may be determined by the Borough Council to be necessary.
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Qualifications. In accordance with the provisions of P.L. 1997, Chapter 256, the Municipal Public Defender and any Deputy Municipal Public Defenders shall be qualified as an attorney-at-law of the State of New Jersey in good standing and shall represent those defendants appearing in Municipal Court who are determined by the Court to be indigent and whose representation is assigned to the Borough Public Defender by the Court.
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Term. The Municipal Public Defender, Chief Municipal Public Defender or Deputy Municipal Public Defender shall be appointed for a term of one year from the date of appointment and may continue to serve in office pending reappointment or appointment of a successor.
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Compensation. The Municipal Public Defender, Chief Municipal Public Defender or Deputy Municipal Public Defender shall be compensated in the manner established by ordinance.
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Chief Municipal Public Defender. The Chief Municipal Public Defender shall have all of the duties provided by P.L. 1997, Chapter 256 in the representation of indigent defendants in proceedings over which the Borough of Brielle Municipal Court has jurisdiction and shall have authority over any Deputy Municipal Defenders that may be appointed by the Borough Council with respect to the performance of their duties.
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Deputy Municipal Public Defender. The Deputy Municipal Public Defender, if one or more shall be appointed, shall serve in the absence or disqualification of the Chief Municipal Defender or when assigned by the Chief Municipal Public Defender.
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Representation of Private Clients. The Municipal Public Defenders may represent private clients in the Municipal Court and before Borough agencies, subject to the Rules of Court Governing the Conduct of Lawyers, Judges and Court Personnel.
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Application for Representation by the Public Defender. A person applying for representation by the Municipal Public Defender shall pay an application fee of $200. In accordance with P.L. 1997, Ch. 256 and with guidelines promulgated by the Supreme Court, the Municipal Court may waive any required application fee, in whole or in part, only if the Court determines, in its discretion, upon a clear and convincing showing by the applicant 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.
i. 
Eligibility of Services. Eligibility for services of the Municipal Public Defender shall be determined by the Municipal Court on the basis of the need of the defendant, except as provided in paragraph j. Need shall be measured as provided by law and in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the New Jersey Supreme Court. In the event that a determination of eligibility cannot be made before the time when the first services are to be rendered, or if an initial determination is found to be erroneous, the Municipal Court shall refer the defendant to the Municipal Public Defender provisionally, and if subsequently it is determined that the defendant is ineligible the Municipal Court shall inform the defendant, and the defendant shall be obliged to engage his own counsel and to reimburse the municipality for the cost of services rendered to that time.
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Representation by a Municipal Public Defender where a Person is Under the Age of 18 Years. Whenever a person entitled to representation by a Municipal Public Defender pursuant to this act, is under the age of 18 years, the eligibility for services shall be determined on the basis of the financial circumstances of the individual and the financial circumstances of the individual's parents or legal guardians. The municipality shall be entitled to recover the cost of legal services from the parents or legal guardians as provided in paragraph m of this act and the Municipal Court shall have authority to require parents or legal guardians to execute and deliver the written request or authorization required under the applicable law in order to provide the Court with access to records of public or private sources, otherwise confidential, as may be of aid to it in evaluating eligibility.
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Investigation of Financial Status. The Municipal Court shall make an investigation of the financial status of each defendant seeking representation and shall have the authority to require a defendant to execute and deliver written requests or authorizations required under applicable law to provide the Court with access to records of public or private sources, otherwise confidential, as may be of aid in evaluating eligibility. As provided by law, the Court is authorized to obtain information from any public record office of the State or of any subdivision or agency thereof on request and without payment of the fees ordinarily required by law.
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Reimbursement to the Borough. As provided by P.L. 1997, Ch. 256, if the defendant has or reasonably expects to have means to meet some part, though not all, of the cost of the services rendered, the defendant shall be required to reimburse the Borough and the Borough shall have a lien on any property to which the defendant shall have or acquire an interest for an amount equal to the reasonable value of the services rendered to a defendant pursuant to this act as calculated at the same rate as the Office of the Public Defender bills clients at that time.
m. 
Collection and Settlement of Claims. The Municipal Attorney may do all things necessary to collect any money due to the Borough by way or reimbursement for services rendered by the Municipal Public Defender. The Municipal Attorney may enter into arrangements with any State or County agency to handle collections on a cost basis. The Municipal Attorney shall have all the remedies and proceedings available for collection which are available for or upon the recovery of a judgment in a civil action and shall also be permitted to collect counsel fees and costs from the defendant. The Municipal Attorney is authorized to compromise and settle any claim for services performed whenever the financial circumstances of the person receiving the services are such that, in the judgment of the Municipal Attorney, the best interest of the Borough will be served by compromise and settlement.
n. 
Establishment of Fund. Funds collected from the application fee shall be deposited in a dedicated fund administered by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borough. The funds shall be used exclusively to meet the costs incurred in providing the services of a Municipal Public Defender including, when required, expert and lay investigation and testimony.
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Effective Dates. The Borough Council shall appoint a Municipal Public Defender, as required by P.L. 1997, Ch. 256, not later than March 22, 1998. The application fee set forth in paragraph h shall take effect as of December 22, 1997. In accordance with the provisions of P.L. 1997, Ch. 256, § 6c, the Borough shall not be required to pay for expert and lay investigation or testimony prior to March 22, 1999.