There shall be a Municipal Court of the Township,
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended
and supplemented, to be known as the "Municipal Court of the Township
of West Windsor, Mercer County." The Municipal Court shall have a
seal which shall bear the impress of the name of the Court. The Court
shall exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction
conferred by law upon municipal courts.
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal
Court, appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council,
who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment
and until a successor shall be qualified and appointed. The Municipal
Judge shall have the functions, duties, powers and jurisdiction conferred
by N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq. or by general law or ordinance. The Judge
shall sit at least once a week until the calendar is completed and
at such other times as the business of the Court may require, subject
to the rules applicable to municipal courts.
There shall be a Municipal Court Administrator
who shall be appointed by the Business Administrator in consultation
with the Mayor and shall perform the functions and duties prescribed
by law. Said 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, taking minutes of the trials and
entering them in the docket; arranging trial calendars; signing Court
documents; preparing and issuing warrants and commitments.
E. Taking and preparing bail bonds and 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 or warrants requiring court appearances in this
regard; maintaining and classifying records and files.
There may be additional employees employed in
the Municipal Court appointed by the Municipal Court Administrator,
including, but not limited to, Violations Clerk, who shall be designated
pursuant to the New Jersey Rules of Court and shall have the powers
and duties prescribed thereunder.