[Amended 2-16-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-1; 9-20-2000 by Ord. No.
2000-11]
There shall be a Municipal Court, which shall
have and exercise the limited civil and criminal jurisdiction prescribed
by law. Said Court shall have a Judge, who shall be known as the "Judge
of Municipal Court." He or she shall be appointed in accordance with
N.J.S.A. 2B:12-4 and possess the qualifications as set forth by law.
The Court shall have a Municipal Court Administrator, who shall be
appointed by the Township Manager and who shall perform the functions
assigned by the Judge. There may be one or more Deputy Administrators
of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed by the Township Manager,
provided that funds are provided for such purpose in the Municipal
Court budget. Deputy Municipal Court Administrators shall perform
the functions assigned to them by the Municipal Judge and the Municipal
Court Administrator. The Court shall also have a Violations Clerk,
who shall be appointed by the Judge and who shall perform the functions
assigned by the Judge or Municipal Court Administrator.
[Added 7-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-10; amended 3-2-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-2; 3-4-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-6]
There shall be the office of Township Public
Defender. The Township Council shall appoint an attorney licensed
to practice law in the State of New Jersey to serve as Township Public
Defender for a one-year term to commence January 1 and to expire December
31. The Township Public Defender shall represent those individuals
who are qualified and apply for representation. A person applying
for representation by the Township Public Defender shall pay an application
fee of $200. The Municipal Court may waive said 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.
