There shall be a Municipal Court for the Borough of Ogdensburg, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq. (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1)
The name of the Court shall be the "Municipal Court of the Borough of Ogdensburg." The Municipal Court shall have a Seal which shall bear the impress of the name of the Court. (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-2)
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court, who shall be appointed by the Governing Body, and who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified. (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-4)
The Municipal Court and the Judge thereof shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12- 16 et seq. (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.)
a. 
Appointment. There shall be a Court Administrator who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council. The Municipal Court Administrator shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed by law, the rules applicable to Municipal Courts and by the Judge of the Municipal Court. In the event the Court Administrator is temporarily absent, the Judge of the Municipal Court may designate someone to act in the Municipal Court Administrator's place during such temporary absence,
b. 
Certification Required. The Municipal Court Administrator shall be certified pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-11.
c. 
Powers of Municipal Court Administrator. Any process, order, warrant or judgment issued by a Municipal Court may be signed by the Judge or be attested in the Judge's name and signed by the Municipal Court Administrator. The Municipal Court Administrator shall have the authority granted by law and the Rules of Court to administrators and clerks of courts of record.
(N.J.S.A. 2B:12-10 - N.J.S.A. 2B:12-13)
[Ord. No. 7-97; New]
The office of Public Defender in the Borough of Ogdensburg is hereby created.
[Ord. No. 7-97; 2B:24-1 et seq.]
The Public Defender shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council and otherwise in accordance with those standards established for the appointment of subordinate officers by N.J.S.A. 40A:60-1 et seq. and shall serve for a term of one year from the first day of January of the year of his appointment until December 31 of such year or until a successor is appointed and qualified. The Public Defender shall be an attorney-at-law and shall be duly licensed and qualified to practice law in the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 7-97; N.J.S.A. 2B:24-9 — 2B:24-17]
The Public Defender shall appear on behalf of and provide representation for those defendants in the Municipal Court, who shall be assigned to the Public Defender by the Municipal Court Judge. Each such defendant shall qualify for such representation as indigent in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:24-9 through N.J.S.A. 2B:24-17. The Public Defender shall have such other duties and responsibilities as may otherwise be established by general law.
[Ord. No. 7-97; New]
A person applying for representation by the Public Defender shall pay an application fee of not more than $200. The Municipal Court may waive the 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 Prosecutor shall be appointed by the Mayor and affirmed by the Council. The Municipal Prosecutor shall serve for a term of one year from the date of his/her appointment and until his/her successor is appointed and qualified. The appointment shall be made at the annual reorganization meeting in January of each year. If a vacancy occurs during the course of the year, the appointment shall be for the balance of the unexpired year. (N.J.S.A. 2B:25-1 et seq.)
[N.J.S.A. 2B:25-5; New]
The Municipal Prosecutor shall appear at all court sessions and prosecute all complaints presented by the Police Department of the Borough, and any other complaints as required by law. The Municipal Prosecutor shall also be responsible for any and all duties as may be assigned to that office by N.J.S.A. 2B:25-1 et seq.