Source: https://www.ecode360.com/15290626
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 06:38:59+00:00

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§ 43-2 Municipal Court Committee.
§ 43-3 Office of Municipal Judge created.
§ 43-4 Election and term of Municipal Judge.
§ 43-5 Municipal Court Clerk.
§ 43-6 Salary of Municipal Judge.
§ 43-7 Bond and oath of Municipal Judge.
§ 43-8 Bond and oath of Municipal Court Clerk.
§ 43-9 Jurisdiction of Municipal Judge.
§ 43-11 Contempt of court.
§ 43-12 Agreement for operation of Municipal Court.
Pursuant to Ch. 755, Wis. Stats., there is hereby created and established a Municipal Court designated "Joint Municipal Court for the Village of Cambria, the City of Columbus, the Village of Fall River, the City of Lodi, the Village of Pardeeville, the Village of Poynette, the Village of Randolph, the Village of Rio, and the Township of Columbus," hereinafter aka "Joint Municipal Court" or "Eastern Columbia County Joint Municipal Court," presided over by a Municipal Judge.
The Municipal Court Committee shall be comprised of one representative of each member municipality who shall be appointed by the Mayor, President or Chairperson of the member municipality, subject to confirmation by the respective governing body, and, in addition, one member who shall be a Police Chief of a member municipality, the initial member of this class shall be the Chief of Police of Fall River, replaced on a yearly basis by means of rotation among the chiefs. Chiefs will rotate as follows: Fall River, Pardeeville, Randolph, Rio, Cambria, Poynette, Lodi, Columbus and Dane. In order to assure participation and continuity of representation, each member municipality may appoint an alternate representative who shall act on Committee matters in the absence of the representative.
Pursuant to Ch. 755, Wis. Stats., the office of Municipal Judge is hereby created. Eligibility for the office of Municipal Judge shall be as follows: To be eligible for the office of Municipal Judge, a person must be a qualified elector in either the Village of Cambria or the City of Columbus or the Village of Fall River or the City of Lodi or the Village of Pardeeville or the Village of Poynette or the Village of Randolph or the Village of Rio or the Township of Columbus or the Village of Dane.
The Municipal Judge shall be elected for a term of four years commencing on May 1 of the year of election. Electors of the Village of Cambria and the City of Columbus and the Village of Fall River and the City of Lodi and the Village of Pardeeville and the Village of Poynette and the Village of Randolph, the Village of Rio, the Township of Columbus and the Village of Dane shall be eligible to vote for the Municipal Judge of the Joint Municipal Court.
Pursuant to Ch. 755, Wis. Stats., the office of the Clerk of the Municipal Court is hereby created. Said Clerk shall take the position upon hire by the Municipal Court Committee and written appointment by the Judge. Training and compensation of said Clerk shall be as determined by the governing bodies of member municipalities.
The Municipal Judge shall receive a fixed salary and Municipal Judge's training pursuant to § 755.18, Wis. Stats., the salary to be determined by the governing bodies of member municipalities, subject to § 755.04, Wis. Stats., which shall be in lieu of fees and costs. The salary shall be paid quarterly. No salary shall be paid to the Municipal Judge for any time during his or her term for which he or she has not executed and filed the official bond and oath as required by § 43-7 of this chapter.
The Municipal Judge shall, after election or appointment to fill a vacancy, take and file the official oath as prescribed in § 757.02(1), Wis. Stats., pursuant to § 755.03, Wis. Stats., with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Columbia County and at the same time shall execute and file an official bond.
The Municipal Court Clerk shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, take and file the official oath as prescribed in § 19.01, Wis. Stats., with the City Clerk of the City of Columbus and at the same time shall execute and file an official bond. The Columbus City Clerk will provide file copies to the other seven communities.
The Municipal Judge shall have jurisdiction as provided by the statutes and laws of the State of Wisconsin and pursuant to § 755.045, Wis. Stats.
The Municipal Judge may impose a sanction as authorized under § 800.12(2), Wis. Stats., for contempt of court as defined in § 785.01(1), Wis. Stats., in accordance with the procedures under § 785.03, Wis. Stats.
Each city or village shall enter into an agreement for the operation of the Municipal Court with the other municipalities upon mutually agreeable terms.

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