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Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor/Municipal Court
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Intergovernmental Agreement
Purpose: To provide prosecutorial services for Sunday Arraignment Court
Entity Name: Essex County Prosecutor’s Office
Entity Address: Essex County Court Building, 50 West Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $23,920.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget/Office of the Mayor/Open-Ended
Contract Period: January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a
Additional Information:
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(2) An agreement entered into between a municipality and county agency.
No Action Taken, November 20, 2012
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Supreme Court has approved a plan for the Newark Municipal Court to schedule weekend sessions for the purpose of conducting first appearances for incarcerated defendants; and
WHEREAS, Sunday Arraignment Court continues to be efficient and surpasses established goals as it positively impacts on all aspects of the Municipal Court judicial process, as indicated in the case activity reflected herein,
SUNDAY ARRAIGNMENT COURT January 1, 2011 through November 30, 2011
Prisoners on Board 957
Prisoners Committed to Central Judicial Processing 274
Adjourned Cases 502
Disposed Cases 745
Complaints Heard 1,259
Prisoners Heard 822
WHEREAS, the success of Sunday Arraignment Court continues in the following areas:
· Defendants are afforded timely arraignments and/or pre-trial conferences for speedy due process as promulgated by Court Rule and speedy referrals to Central Judicial Processing; and
· The court case management is not adversely affected by the increase in the number o...
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