[Amended by Ord. No. 1994-02]
There is hereby established the Department of
Administration, the head of which shall be the Borough Administrator,
in whose absence or by virtue of no appointment having been made the
Mayor shall perform the duties, and he or she shall assist the Mayor
in supervising and directing all departments of the Borough and shall
specifically oversee the following offices and divisions, as well
as provide support services for the Mayor and Borough Council:
A.
Office of Personnel.
B.
Office of Borough Attorney.
C.
Office of Borough Engineer.
(1)
The Borough Engineer shall be assigned to the Department
of Administration. He shall be appointed by the Administrator to serve
for a term of one year and shall be a licensed professional engineer
of the State of New Jersey, but need not be a resident of the Borough.
When directed by the Borough Council he shall:[1]
(a)
Make examinations, prepare surveys, levels, plans,
profiles, measurements, delineations, estimates, specifications and
contracts for the construction and repair of streets, alleys, culverts,
drains, sewers, sidewalks and other public works and improvements
undertaken by the Borough, either on force account or by public contract.
(b)
Supervise all such public works and furnish certificates
upon their partial or final completion.
(c)
Provide and maintain surveys, maps, plans, specifications,
and control records with respect to all public works and facilities
owned or operated by the Borough, except as otherwise directed by
the Borough Council.
(d)
Provide technical and engineering advice and assistance
to other Borough departments as needed, and perform all other services
which may properly be performed by a civil engineer and of which the
Borough has need, unless such services are specifically delegated
to some other officer or department of the Borough.
(2)
All papers, documents, memoranda, reports, original
maps, and tracings, and other materials relating to the administration
of engineering duties of the Borough Engineer shall be and remain
the property of the Borough. On the termination of his services with
the Borough, the Borough Engineer shall surrender to his successor
any and all such property.[2]
D.
Municipal Court.[3]
(1)
Established; powers. There shall be a Municipal Court
of the Borough pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Laws
of 1993 (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, to
be known as the "Municipal Court of the Borough of Bradley Beach."
The Municipal Court shall have a seal bearing the impress and name
of the Court. The Municipal Court shall be held in the Borough Hall
or in such other place as the Borough Council shall from time to time
designate by resolution. It shall exercise all the functions, powers,
duties and jurisdiction conferred upon municipal courts by the provisions
of Chapter 293 of the Laws of 1993 (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.), as
amended and supplemented, or by any other law.
(2)
Municipal Judge; powers and duties. There shall be
a Judge of the Municipal Court, appointed by the Borough Council,
who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment
and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. The Municipal Judge
shall possess the qualifications and shall have and exercise all the
functions, duties, powers and jurisdiction conferred by Chapter 293
of the Laws of 1993 (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented,
or by any other general law or ordinance.
(3)
Municipal Court Administrator. There shall be an Administrator
of the Municipal Court, who shall be appointed by the Borough Council
for a term of three years and who shall perform the functions and
duties prescribed for him by law, by the rules applicable to municipal
courts and by the Municipal Judge. His duties shall include, but shall
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 trials and entering
them in the docket; arranging trial calendars; signing Court documents;
preparing and issuing warrants and commitments.
(e)
Taking and preparing bill bonds and making inquiry
as to their sufficiency and equity; receiving and accounting for fines
and costs.
(f)
Interviewing persons on informal Municipal Court matters
to determine whether there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary,
issuing summonses requiring Court appearances in this regard; maintaining
and classifying records and files.
(4)
Municipal Prosecutor and Assistant. There shall be
a Municipal Prosecutor, who shall be appointed by the Borough Council,
who shall have the powers and perform the duties required for the
Office of Municipal Prosecutor by general law or ordinance of the
Borough. There shall also be an Assistant Municipal Prosecutor, who
shall have all of the powers and duties of the Municipal Prosecutor
in the absence or disability of the Municipal Prosecutor.
E.
Free Public Library.
F.
The following agencies, boards, commissions and committees
(for administration and coordination purposes: Board of Adjustment,
Municipal Coordinators on Aging, Senior Citizen Information and Referral
Program Coordinators, Community Development Program Representative,
Environmental Commission, Local Assistance Board, Planning Board,
Shade Tree Commission, representatives to the Neptune Regional Sewerage
Authority, the Bradley Beach Housing Authority, and similar agencies,
boards, commissions and committees).[4]
G.
Public Defender.
(1)
There is hereby established the position of Public
Defender in the Borough of Bradley Beach.
(3)
The Municipal Court may waive the application 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 such representation.
