A. 
Buena Vista Township hereby approves and agrees to the terms of the shared services agreement by and between the Town of Hammonton and Buena Vista Township for a Joint Municipal Court to be incorporated herein by reference and expressly authorizes the Mayor and the Clerk of the Township of Buena Vista to execute the agreement on behalf of Buena Vista Township.
B. 
The Joint Municipal Court will be governed by this chapter and the shared services agreement by and between the Town of Hammonton and Buena Vista Township for a Joint Municipal Court approved by the governing body of Buena Vista Township.
C. 
Other municipalities who approve a shared services agreement to join the Joint Municipal Court of the Town of Hammonton shall be subject to the terms thereof, which will embody the provisions of this chapter.
A. 
The Joint Municipal Court operations shall be administered by Hammonton as a joint municipal court, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1(b), using one set of books and one court calendar.
B. 
Location. The Joint Municipal Court will be located at the Town of Hammonton Municipal Building, 100 Central Avenue, Hammonton, New Jersey. Hammonton will make available for the Court: a courtroom, chambers, offices, storage space, equipment and supplies for the Municipal Court Judge and support personnel of the Court and Court security.
C. 
Court days and times. Municipal Court sessions shall be determined by the Municipal Court Judge of the Town of Hammonton Regional Municipal Court. Emergency or special sessions can be scheduled as may be necessary by the Court Administrator in consultation with the Municipal Court Judge.
A. 
Hammonton shall be responsible for all budgeting, accounting and auditing for the Joint Municipal Court.
B. 
Annually, Hammonton shall prepare a budget for the Joint Municipal Court expenses.
C. 
Hammonton will provide Buena Vista Township with a monthly report of revenues from the Court Administrator, if necessary.
D. 
Accounting records for the expenses associated with Joint Municipal Court operations will be maintained by Hammonton for inspection.
Any municipality may withdraw from participation in the Joint Municipal Court by delivering written notice to the other municipality of its intentions to withdraw no less than 180 calendar days prior to the end of the preceding calendar year. All withdrawals shall be effective January 1, subsequent to the date of notice of withdrawal, so long as same is made timely pursuant to this section.
The Joint Municipal Court of the Town of Hammonton may be expanded to include additional members in accordance with the terms and provisions of the shared services agreement, which is incorporated herein.
A. 
This chapter shall take effect on January 1, 2021, or as authorized by the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts or as otherwise provided by law and upon adoption of a substantially similar ordinance by the Town of Hammonton.
B. 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this chapter shall remain in full force and effect so long as and until the Administrative Office of the Courts for the State of New Jersey governing Vicinage I, or whichever vicinage Atlantic County may be located in at said time(s), approves the termination of the Joint Municipal Court.