6. a. Appointments to fill vacancies in the position of municipal prosecutor shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of this act as soon as practicable.

b. Unless the municipality has provided for alternative representation, the Attorney General or the county prosecutor, with notice to the Attorney General, may designate, at the request of the municipal prosecutor or municipal court, one or more assistant or deputy attorneys general or assistant prosecutors to prosecute the business of any municipal court if there is a vacancy in the office of the municipal prosecutor or the municipal prosecutor is temporarily unavailable and the municipal prosecutor or the municipal court has requested such designation.

L.1999,c.349,s.6.