The Municipal Court shall have a Municipal Prosecutor. The Township
Committee shall appoint the Municipal Prosecutor and may appoint a
Chief Municipal Prosecutor and such Deputy Municipal Prosecutors as
may be determined by the Township Committee to be necessary. The Municipal
Prosecutor, including any Chief or Deputy Municipal Prosecutor, shall
be appointed for a term of one year from the date of appointment,
or as provided in a shared services agreement, and may continue to
serve in office pending reappointment or appointment of a successor.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:12-27, the Municipal Prosecutor
and any Chief or Deputy Municipal Prosecutors shall be qualified as
attorneys at law of the State of New Jersey in good standing, and
shall represent the Township (or the Township as the representative
of the state in connection with prosecutions involving violations
of state law) in prosecutions in the Municipal Court. The Municipal
Prosecutor, including any Chief or Deputy Municipal Prosecutor, shall
have all the privileges and immunities enjoyed by the Attorney General
of the State of New Jersey, the County Prosecutor, and their respective
designees.
The Municipal Prosecutor, and any Chief, Deputy or Special Municipal
Prosecutor, shall be compensated in the manner established by the
separate Salary Ordinance of the Township from time to time adopted,
or professional services contract from time to time authorized by
resolution of the Township Committee, or as set forth in a shared
services agreement establishing a shared municipal court.