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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11']

Township of East Amwell, NJ Court, Municipal
Township of East Amwell, NJ
Ch 6 Charges for Copies of Township Records
§ 11-1 Continuation of Court.
§ 11-2 Name of Joint Court.
§ 11-3 Jurisdiction.
§ 11-4 Municipal Court Judge: powers, duties and qualifications.
§ 11-5 Municipal Prosecutor.
§ 11-6 Public Defender.
§ 11-7 Joint Court Administrator.
§ 11-8 Deputy Municipal Court Administrator.
§ 11-9 Necessary clerical and other assistance.
§ 11-10 Auditor.
§ 11-11 Withdrawal by member.
§ 11-12 Joint Court Liaison Committee.
§ 11-13 Annual budget.
§ 11-14 Insurance.
§ 11-15 Contribution requirements; surplus or deficit.
§ 11-16 Revenue.
§ 11-17 Court security.
§ 11-18 Shared Services Act.
§ 11-19 Term of agreement; renewal.
Ch 17 Fire District
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Ch 43 Affordable Housing
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Ch 59 Abandoned and Vacant Properties
Ch 61 Buildings, Unsafe and Unfit
Ch 79 Fire Insurance Claims
Ch 81 Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 86 Historic Preservation
Ch 89 Junkyards
Ch 92 Land Management
Ch 106 Parks and Recreation Facilities
Ch 108 Real Estate Contracts
Ch 110 Right to Farm
Ch 117 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 118 Soil Protection
Ch 122 Stormwater Management
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Chapter 11: Court, Municipal
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of East Amwell 12-27-2012 by Ord. No. 12-19.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance superseded former Ch. 11, Court, Municipal, adopted 1-21-1949 and 12-29-1997 by Ord. No. 97-33, as amended.
Chapter 11 : Court, Municipal
The Municipal Court of the Townships of East Amwell and Delaware was created in 1949 between the Township of Delaware and the Township of East Amwell, both located in Hunterdon County, as members. It has continued in effect since that time. The current terms for the operation of the Joint Court will be set forth in a Shared Services Agreement effective January 1, 2013, between the municipalities.
The name of the Joint Municipal Court is the "Municipal Court of the Townships of East Amwell and Delaware."
The jurisdiction of the Joint Court shall be coextensive with the territory of the Townships of Delaware and East Amwell.
There shall be a Municipal Court Judge appointed as provided by law in the case of a joint municipal court. The Municipal Court Judge shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified. The Municipal Court Judge shall have and possess the qualifications and shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, duties, powers and jurisdiction conferred by law or ordinance. He/she shall be an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey. Whenever the Municipal Court Judge is unable to sit as such, he may designate any other Judge of any Municipal Court to sit for him/her temporarily and hold the Municipal Court. Any such Judge shall possess all of the powers of the Municipal Court Judge. The Municipal Court Judge shall have full management authority of the judicial operations of the Court.
Delaware and East Amwell each shall appoint a Municipal Court Prosecutor for a one-year term who may be the same person and who shall prosecute cases in the Joint Court. The compensation of any Municipal Prosecutor shall be determined by Delaware and East Amwell. When a Municipal Prosecutor is unable to serve at a particular court session or in particular cases, Delaware and East Amwell may appoint another attorney(s) to serve in his/her absence.
Delaware and East Amwell each shall appoint a Municipal Court Public Defender for a one-year term who may be the same person and who shall represent those defendants assigned by the Municipal Court Judge. The compensation of any Municipal Court Public Defender shall be determined by Delaware and East Amwell. When a Municipal Court Public Defender is unable to serve at a particular court session or in particular cases, Delaware and East Amwell may appoint another attorney(s) to serve in his/her absence.
There shall be an Administrator of the Joint Court who shall perform the functions and duties prescribed for the Administrator by law, by the rules applicable to Municipal Courts and by the Municipal Court Judge. The Administrator shall be appointed by Delaware and East Amwell for a term of one year. The Administrator's duties shall include, but are not limited to:
Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to the operations of the Joint Court.
Interviewing and speaking to persons wishing to file criminal complaints or quasi-criminal complaints or wishing information in this regard.
Receiving complaints and dispensing information relating to Joint Court matters.
Maintaining the financial records of the Joint Court, including receiving and accounting for fines and costs.
Attending Court; recording pleas, judgments and dispositions; arranging trial calendars; signing Court documents; and preparing and issuing warrants and commitments and other Court-related documents.
Maintaining and classifying records and files of the Joint Court.
Maintaining, forwarding, receiving and reporting such records, reports and files as required by the appropriate agencies.
Carrying out such additional duties as may be required in order to fulfill the duties of Court Administrator.
There may be one or more Deputy Court Administrators of the Joint Court who shall be appointed by Delaware and East Amwell, provided that funds are provided for such purpose in the Joint Court budget. Deputy Municipal Court Administrators shall perform the functions assigned to them by the Municipal Court Judge and the Municipal Court Administrator.
There may be appointed by Delaware and East Amwell such other necessary clerical and other assistance for the Municipal Court as is necessary for the efficient operation of the Municipal Court.
Delaware and East Amwell shall appoint an Auditor for the Joint Court who shall be a registered municipal accountant. The Auditor shall serve for a term of one year. The Auditor shall perform a yearly audit of the Joint Court, which audit shall be prepared generally in accordance with the requirements of the Local Fiscal Affairs Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:5-1 et. seq. A copy of the completed audit shall be supplied to Delaware and East Amwell by September 1 of each year.
Any member of the Joint Court may withdraw at the end of a calendar year; provided, however, that the member has given the Joint Court and each member thereof six months' written notice of its intention to withdraw.
There is hereby established a Joint Court Liaison Committee consisting of up to two representatives of each member of the Joint Court as designated by the respective governing bodies. The Committee shall meet at such times and places as deemed necessary, but not less than annually, and shall be responsible for acting as liaison between the Shared Court and the governing bodies for issues related to the operation of the Joint Court. Each member shall notify the other of the name(s) of its Committee representative(s) annually within 15 days of their respective governing body's reorganization meeting.
The Court Administrator, in consultation with the Joint Court Liaison Committee if necessary, shall prepare or have prepared a proposed for the Joint Court which shall be submitted to the governing body of each member in December of each year. The budget shall set forth an estimate of all expenses for the upcoming calendar year. If either municipality requests a change to the Municipal Court budget, then a meeting or meetings shall be held between the Joint Court Liaison Committee and the Court Administrator to resolve the differences.
Insurance coverage and/or bonds shall be obtained that protect the Municipal Court and its personnel from claims against them arising out of worker's compensation, bodily injury, property damage, personal injury, or civil rights violations, defalcations by Court personnel and such other coverage as may be necessary. The coverage may be provided either through policies issued to the members and/or through separate policies issued to the Court.
The members of the Joint Court shall be responsible for and contribute to the Joint Court's operating budget and expenses as follows:
The members of the Joint Court shall contribute to the overall budget and expenses of the Joint Court in the following proportions:
East Amwell: 50%.
Delaware: 50%, plus rent of $2,500.
Delaware shall pay its share of the operating expenses of the Joint Court in accordance with Subsection A above and shall submit to East Amwell payments of its annual financial obligation under this agreement
There shall be an annual accounting of revenues and expenses for the period ending the 31st day of the month of December each year and any surplus shall be allocated in accordance with the percentages set forth in Subsection A above. In the event a deficit is anticipated, it is the responsibility of East Amwell to notify Delaware of said deficiency and demonstrate the reason therefor. Additional funds may be allocated by resolution of each member of the Joint Court, with each member contributing to the eradication of the deficit in accordance with the percentages set forth in Subsection H above.
Shared Court salary adjustments.
In consideration of the creation of a Shared Court between the Joint Court and Franklin Township, and based upon the financial contribution to the Joint Court to be made by Franklin Township pursuant to the Shared Court Agreement, the following salary adjustments shall be made to the existing salaries of those positions identified below, which adjustments shall remain in place for so long as the Shared Court Agreement remains in effect. If the Shared Court Agreement is terminated for any reason, the salary adjustments identified below would be automatically rescinded.
Increase to Salary Effective 1-1-2013
The cost to the Joint Court of the increase in salaries identified above shall be borne equally by East Amwell and Delaware and reflected in each municipality's salary ordinance while the Shared Court Agreement with Franklin remains in effect.
The members of the Joint Court shall share in costs and revenues received by the Joint Court as follows:
Each participating municipality shall be entitled to a fifty-percent share of the court costs and public defender fees received by the Joint Court.
All revenues received by the Municipal Court from fines and costs shall be allocated in accordance with state law and the terms hereof. Fines collected by the Joint Court shall be payable to the municipality whose cases resulted in the fines.
To the extent that financial contributions to the Joint Court by any municipality participating with the Joint Court in a Shared Court Agreement results in a surplus for the Joint Court, the surplus shall be apportioned equally between the members of the Joint Court.
Court security is provided by the Delaware Township Police Department. Delaware and East Awmell will each be responsible for 50% of the cost of court security.
The governing body of the Township of East Amwell is hereby authorized to enter into a Shared Services Agreement embodying the provisions of this chapter pursuant to the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act, N.J.S.A. 40A:65-1 et seq., and in accordance with the terms of that Act. In the event of any discrepancy between this chapter and that of the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act and any amendments thereto, the Act shall take precedence.
The term of the Shared Services Agreement shall be four years for the period commencing January 1, 2013, and ending December 31, 2016.