The Municipal Court shall have a Municipal Prosecutor. The governing
body shall appoint the Municipal Prosecutor and may appoint a Chief
Municipal Prosecutor and such Deputy Municipal Prosecutors as may
be determined by the Borough to be necessary. The Municipal Prosecutor,
including any Chief or Deputy Municipal Prosecutor, shall be appointed
for a term of one year from the date of appointment, or as provided
in a shared services agreement, and may continue to serve in office
pending reappointment or appointment of a successor.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:12-27, the Municipal Prosecutor
and any Chief or Deputy Municipal Prosecutors shall be qualified as
attorneys at law of the State of New Jersey in good standing and shall
represent the Borough (or the Borough as the representative of the
state in connection with prosecutions involving violations of state
law) in prosecutions in the Municipal Court. The Municipal Prosecutor,
including any Chief or Deputy Municipal Prosecutor, shall have all
the privileges and immunities enjoyed by the Attorney General of the
State of New Jersey, the County Prosecutor, and their respective designees.
The Municipal Prosecutor, and any Chief, Deputy or Special Municipal
Prosecutor, shall be compensated in the manner established by the
separate salary ordinance of the Borough from time to time adopted,
or professional services contract from time to time authorized by
resolution of the Borough, or as set forth in a shared services agreement
establishing a shared municipal court.
