[1982 Code § 2-6; New]
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 Victory Gardens, Morris County". The Municipal Court shall have a Seal bearing the impress of the name of the Court. The Court shall be held in a municipal building or such other place as the Judge of the Municipal Court shall designate from time to time and shall exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred upon municipal courts by law and ordinance.
[1982 Code § 2-6; New]
a. 
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council. The Municipal Judge shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified.
b. 
The Municipal Judge shall have and possess the qualifications and shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, duties, powers and jurisdiction conferred by general law (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.) or ordinance.
c. 
Compensation. The compensation of the Municipal Judge shall be established by the annual salary ordinance and shall be in lieu of all fees, payable quarterly.
[1982 Code § 2-6.5; New]
There shall be an Administrator of the Municipal Court, who shall be appointed for a term of one year by the Council and who shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed for him by law, the rules of the Superior Court applicable to municipal courts and by the Municipal Judge. His duties 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 prospective complainants; receiving complaints and dispensing information relating to Court matters.
c. 
Maintaining the financial records of the Court.
d. 
Attending Court, recording decisions of the Court and entering them in the docket; arranging trial calendars; signing Court documents; preparing and issuing warrants and commitments.
e. 
Taking and preparing bail bonds, making inquiry as to 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.
g. 
Maintaining and classifying records and files.
[1982 Code § 2-6.6]
The Borough Council may by ordinance or resolution provide for such clerical or other assistants as shall be deemed necessary and shall establish their compensation by ordinance.
[New]
The Municipal Judge shall sit at such times as he deems proper and necessary to conduct the business of the Court for the effective administration of justice in the Borough subject to the rules applicable to the Municipal Court.
[New]
There is hereby created in the Borough the office of Municipal Prosecutor.
[New]
The Mayor shall appoint the Municipal Prosecutor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council, to serve for a term of one year commencing January 1 of each year and until the appointment and qualification of his successor. In the event the Mayor shall not appoint the Municipal Prosecutor or the Council shall fail to confirm such appointment within 30 days next succeeding January 1 of each year, the Council shall make such appointment at the expiration of the thirty-day period.
[New]
The Municipal Prosecutor shall be a duly licensed Attorney-at-Law of the State of New Jersey.
[New]
The Municipal Prosecutor shall represent the Borough of Victory Gardens and any of its officers and employees in any criminal or quasi-criminal action or proceeding in the Municipal Court of the Borough or in any Intermunicipal Court having jurisdiction of the Borough wherein the complaint has been filed in the name of the State of New Jersey, the Borough of Victory Gardens or any of the officers or employees of the Borough, and wherein the particular nature of the charge is such that imprisonment in fact or other consequence of magnitude is actually threatened or is a likelihood on conviction.
[New]
The Municipal Prosecutor shall be paid such fees or salary as shall hereafter be established by law.
[Ord. 12/23/97]
The position of Municipal Public Defender is created so that counsel may be provided to those persons applying for representation in the Municipal Court of this Borough. Compensation for the position shall be established by the Mayor and Council in the Salary Ordinance.
[Ord. 12/23/97]
Applicants requesting representation by a Municipal Public Defender shall pay an application fee of not more than $200 in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:158A-14 and 2A:158A-15.1.
[Ord. 12/23/97]
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.