[Adopted 12-16-1948 by Ord. No. 134
(Ch. 6, Art. I, of the 1970 Code)]
A Municipal Court for the Borough of Oceanport is established as of
January 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as
amended and supplemented.
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the "Municipal Court of the
Borough of Oceanport."
The Municipal Court shall have a Seal which shall bear the impress of
the name of the Court.
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court, who shall be
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council and who
shall serve for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and
until his successor is appointed and qualified.
The Municipal Judge shall receive an annual salary which shall be fixed
by the Mayor and Council and which shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and
any other allowances whatsoever.
The Municipal Court and the Municipal Judge thereof shall have, possess
and exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred
by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented,
or by any other law.
The Municipal Court shall be held in the Borough Hall or at such other
place as may be designated by the Municipal Judge.
A.
There shall be a Municipal Court Administrator who shall serve
for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and until his successor
is appointed and qualified. He shall perform such functions and duties as
are prescribed for him by law, the rules of the courts and the Judge.
B.
The Judge of a Municipal Court may designate, in writing, an
Acting Administrator or Deputy Administrator to serve temporarily for an absent
Administrator or Deputy Administrator until the absent Administrator or Deputy
Administrator returns or a new Administrator or Deputy Administrator is appointed.
The Acting Administrator or Acting Deputy Administrator shall be paid at a
rate established by the Judge but not exceeding that established for the Administrator
or Deputy Administrator.
