[Adopted 1-2-1951 by Ord. No. 463]
[1]
Editor's Note: The City Prosecutor is also
known as the "Prosecuting Attorney."
[Amended 11-20-1961 by Ord. No. 755; 4-15-1974 by Ord. No.
1-74; 10-7-2014 by Ord. No. 35-2014]
A.
There is hereby established in the City of Hackensack the Office
of City Prosecutor, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:25-1 et seq.
B.
The City Prosecutor shall be appointed by the City Council of the
City of Hackensack for a term of one year commencing on July 1 of
the year of his or her appointment and continuing until the appointment
of his or her successor.
C.
The City Prosecutor shall be retained as an independent contractor
and will not be an employee of the City of Hackensack.
D.
The City Prosecutor shall receive such retainer, compensation, or
fee as fixed by said City Council.
[Amended 11-20-1961 by Ord. No. 755]
A.
No person shall be appointed City Prosecutor unless
he shall be a fit person and shall have been an attorney at law in
the State of New Jersey for at least three years.
B.
The duties of the City Prosecutor shall be to investigate
and to prepare and conduct the prosecution of all violations of law
within the jurisdiction of the Municipal Court of the City of Hackensack
and to appear before said Court in all matters pending therein on
behalf of the City of Hackensack or the State of New Jersey, as the
case may be.
It shall at all times be the duty of all members
of the Police Department and Detective Bureau to cooperate with the
City Prosecutor and comply with and faithfully carry out all orders
reasonably necessary for the proper investigation and the preparation
and prosecution of violations of law within the jurisdiction of said
Court or pending therein.
