[Adopted 12-17-1998 by Ord. No. 1-1998]
There is hereby created and established the
office of Borough Public Defender.
The Borough Public Defender shall be an attorney
at law admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey and shall be
a member in good standing of the Bar of the State New Jersey.
The Mayor shall nominate and, with the advice
and consent of the Council, appoint a Borough Public Defender, including
the filling of vacancy in such office, which shall be for the expired
term only.
[Amended 11-3-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
The term of office of the Borough Public Defender shall be for
one year, commencing on January 1 of the year of appointment and terminating
on December 31 of the same year, and until a successor shall have
been appointed and qualified.
[Amended 11-3-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
The duties of the Borough Public Defender shall be to provide
legal representation to defendants appearing before the Municipal
Court of the Borough of Rocky Hill in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:24-6.
[Amended 11-3-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
The compensation of the Borough Public Defender shall be fixed
from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the Borough Council.
A person applying for representation by the
Borough Public Defender shall pay an application fee of $200. The
Municipal Court may waive the 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. The Municipal
Court may permit a person to pay the application fee over a specified
period of time, not to exceed four months.
A copy of this article shall be forwarded after
final adoption to the office of the Administrative Director of the
Courts of the State of New Jersey.
