Alternate Municipal Court Prosecutor
The Contractor will provide professional legal services in the form of Municipal Court Prosecutor to the City including but not limited to the following:
- Be able to handle an entire court calendar when neither appointed Municipal
Prosecutor is available.
- Prosecute all matters before the Municipal Court of the City and shall perform such other duties as are required by the Law Department in case of need.
- Represent the State, the county or the municipality in the prosecution of all offenses within the statutory jurisdiction of the municipal court as defined by law; including municipal ordinance and municipal code violations pertaining to zoning, land or property use regulation, property maintenance, building or construction.
- Handle all phases of the prosecution of an offense, including but not including but not limited to discovery, depositions, motions, pretrial and post-trial hearings, trials, removals to federal district court and other collateral functions reasonably related to the defense, including the preparation of both expert and lay investigation and testimony as well as other preparations as needed and authorized to be performed by law or Rule of Court.
- Municipal appeals not handled by the County Prosecutor
- Other services, as needed and assigned.
- Municipal appeals requiring Superior Court appearances shall be paid at an
additional rate of $75.00 per hour for a maximum of $1,000.00 per appeal.
Counsel may be called upon to attend meetings, including meetings of the governing body.
Counsel may also be called upon to provide other types of legal services of a specialized nature within the scope of his/her expertise and professional qualifications.
Counsel will work directly in line with the corporation counsel.
