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Timestamp: 2018-08-18 02:23:47
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 61', '§ 27', '§ 755', '§ 755', '§ 757', '§ 19', '§ 755', '§ 755', '§ 800', '§ 800', '§ 71', '§ 345', '§ 30', '§ 800', '§ 71', '§ 800', '§ 800', '§ 74', '§ 938', '§ 938', '§ 938', '§ 11', '§ 24', '§ 755', '§ 755', '§ 755']

Village of Spencer, WI Court, Joint Municipal
§ 27-1 Legislative authority.
§ 27-3 Scope.
§ 27-4 Joint Municipal Court established.
§ 27-5 Municipal Judge.
§ 27-6 Hours and location; appointment and compensation of employees.
§ 27-7 Collection of forfeitures and costs.
§ 27-8 Contempt of Court.
§ 27-9 Stipulations and deposits.
§ 27-10 Alternative juvenile dispositions and sanctions.
§ 27-11 Municipal Court abolishment.
§ 27-12 Transitional period of Joint Municipal Court.
§ 27-13 Operating agreement.
§ 27-14 Amendments.
Chapter 27: Court, Joint Municipal
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Spencer 10-19-2015. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Citations — See Ch. 23.
Chapter 27 : Court, Joint Municipal
The City of Marshfield (City) and the Village of Spencer (Village), Marathon and Wood County, Wisconsin, acting pursuant to § 61.34(1), Wis. Stats., are hereby authorized to and do establish a joint Municipal Court, as described in § 27-4, below.
The purpose of this chapter shall be to promote the general health, safety, and welfare and to maintain required local uniformity of the enforcement of the participating City and Village.
The scope of this chapter includes enforcement of all ordinances adopted by the participating City and Village which ordinances are in effect as of the effective date of this chapter, together with all such ordinances adopted hereinafter and during the existence of the described Municipal Court.
Pursuant to the authority granted by Ch. 755, Wis. Stats., there is hereby created and established a Municipal Court for the joint exercise of the power granted to the City of Marshfield and Village of Spencer under § 755.01(1), Wis. Stats., to be designated as the "Marshfield Area Municipal Court," said court to become operative upon the date of the enactment of identical ordinances and ratification of an operating agreement by each affected municipality. For purposes of this requirement, the term "identical ordinances" shall refer to ordinances which contain the same, exact substantive terms and conditions; nonetheless, it shall not be required that each municipality number or otherwise include this chapter within its respective code of ordinances using the same, exact nomenclature.
Office created. Pursuant to § 755.01, Wis. Stats., there is created the office of Municipal Judge for the City and Village. The Municipal Judge shall be a resident of the City of Marshfield or Village of Spencer.
Oath and bond. The Judge shall, after election or appointment to fill a vacancy, take the official oath as prescribed in § 757.02(1), Wis. Stats., and file such oath with the City Clerk for the City of Marshfield. At the same time, the Judge shall execute and file an indemnity bond with the City Clerk for the City of Marshfield in an amount of $5,000. The Judge shall not act until the oath and bond have been filed as required by § 19.01(4)(c), Wis. Stats., and the requirements of § 755.03(2) have been complied with.
Salary. The salary of the Municipal Judge shall be set by resolution of the City Council of the City of Marshfield and shall be in lieu of fees and costs. No salary shall be paid for any time during the term during which such Judge has not executed the official bond or official oath. The salary may be increased by resolution of the Marshfield City Council before the start of the second or subsequent year of service of the term of the Judge, but shall not be decreased during the term.
Election term. The Municipal Judge shall be elected at large at the spring election in odd-numbered years for a term of four years commencing on May 1 next succeeding his or her election.
Jurisdiction. The Municipal Court Judge shall have jurisdiction as provided by law and § 755.045, Wis. Stats., and exclusive jurisdiction of violations of City of Marshfield and Village of Spencer ordinances, resolutions, and bylaws.
Hours. The Municipal Court shall be open on the days and hours established by the Municipal Court Judge subject to the approval of City Council and Village Board.
Employees. The Municipal Judge shall appoint, in writing, such clerks and deputy clerks as are authorized by the City Council and Village Board. The compensation of any employees of the court shall be set by the City Council. The City Council shall also determine the fringe benefits to be provided and the hours of service.
Location. The Municipal Judge shall keep his office and hold court sessions in the Marshfield City Hall or at a location as determined by the City of Marshfield Common Council.
The Municipal Judge shall collect all forfeitures, taxable costs, and assessments in any action or proceeding, shall pay over such moneys to the City of Marshfield Finance Director within seven days of receipt. At such time, the Municipal Court shall report to the City of Marshfield Finance Director the title, nature of offenses, and amount of judgments imposed in actions and proceedings in which such monies were collected in accordance with Wis. Stats. § 800.10(2). Should the Judge at any time fail to so report and deposit, his or her salary shall be suspended until such reports and deposits are made current.
The Municipal Judge may punish for contempt of Municipal Court persons guilty of any of the following acts. "Contempt of Court" means intentional:
Misconduct in the presence of the Court, which interferes with the Court proceeding or with the administration of justice or which impairs the respect due the Court.
Disobedience, resistance, or obstruction of the authority, process, or order of the Court (including refusal to pay a Court-imposed forfeiture).
Refusal as a witness to appear, be sworn, or answer a question.
Refusal to produce a record, document, or other object.
The act of unlawfully detaining within Marathon and Wood County any witness or party to an action while going to, remaining at or returning from Court where such action has been set for hearing or trial and any other unlawful interference with the process or proceedings in any action within the County of Marathon and Wood.
Contempt committed in the immediate view or presence of the Municipal Judge, and after the party so charged being heard in his defense, may be punished summarily. In other cases, the party shall be notified of the accusation and have a reasonable time to make his defense.
The Municipal Judge may, upon finding any person guilty of contempt of Court, order such person to forfeit not more than $50. In default of payment of the forfeiture and the penalty assessment imposed by state statute, the person found guilty of contempt may be imprisoned in the county jail not to exceed seven days.
Deposits for ordinance violations. The Municipal Judge shall establish and submit to the City Council and Village Board for approval in accordance with § 800.03(3), Wis. Stats.,[1] a schedule of deposits for violations of City and Village ordinances.
Editor's Note: Section 800.03 was repealed by 2009 Act 402, § 71, eff. 1-1-2011.
Deposits for traffic and boating violations. The deposit schedule established by the Wisconsin Judicial Conference and the procedures set forth in Chs. 23 and 345, Wis. Stats., shall apply to stipulation and deposits for violations of traffic regulations enacted in accordance with § 345.27, Wis. Stats., and boating regulations enacted in accordance with § 30.77, Wis. Stats.
Stipulations and deposits in lieu of court appearances. Persons cited for violations of City and Village ordinances, or violations of traffic or boating regulations for which a deposit has been established, shall be permitted to make a stipulation of no contest and a deposit in lieu of court appearance as provided in §§ 800.03, 800.04,[2] and 800.09 Wis. Stats.
Editor's Note: Section 800.03 was repealed by 2009 Act 402, § 71, eff. 1-1-2011; § 800.04 was repealed in part and renumbered into § 800.035 in part by 2009 Act 402, §§ 74 to 85, eff. 1-1- 2011.
For a juvenile adjudged to have violated a municipal ordinance, the Court is authorized to impose any of the dispositions listed in § 938.343 or 938.344, Wis. Stats., in accordance with the provisions of those statutes.
For a juvenile adjudged to have violated a municipal ordinance who violates a condition of a dispositional order of the Court under § 938.343 or 938.344, Wis. Stats., the Municipal Court is authorized to impose any of the sanctions listed in § 938.355(6)(d), Wis. Stats., in accordance with the provisions of those statutes.
In general, the Marshfield Area Municipal Court may be abolished at the end of any term for which the Judge has been elected, upon action taken by the Marshfield City Council or Spencer Village Board to either repeal this chapter and transmittal of a certified copy of an ordinance abolishing the Marshfield Area Municipal Court to the appropriate filing officer under § 11.02(3e), Wis. Stats.[1] To abolish the court it is not required that the City and Village take similar action. The act of one of the governing boards to repeal its ordinance in accord with the terms thereof shall be sufficient. In the event the City of Marshfield City Council or Spencer Village Board deem it to be in their best interests to abolish the Joint Municipal Court created under this chapter, they shall take such action no less than 60 days prior to the date on which the first nomination papers must be filed for the Municipal Judge's next term.
Editor's Note: Section 11.02 was repealed by 2015 Act 117, § 24, eff. 1-1-2016.
Delivery of books and records by Judge. In accordance with § 755.12, Wis. Stats., within 10 days after the effective date of the abolition of the Marshfield Area Municipal Court, the Judge shall separate the court records, books, files, moneys and bonds according to the municipalities involved and deliver them to the appropriate City or Village Clerk.
Marshfield Area Municipal Judge to preside pending initial election. In the event that this chapter is adopted by each of the City of Marshfield or Village of Spencer to take effect at a time in advance of the commencement of the next term of office for the Municipal Judge, the Municipal Judge of the City of Marshfield, an existing Municipal Court, shall continue to serve as the Judge of the Joint Municipal Court until the end of the current term of office.
Vacancy in office of Municipal Judge. In the event of a permanent vacancy in the office of the Marshfield Area Municipal Judge pending the initial election of the Joint Municipal Judge under this chapter, the office of Municipal Judge may be filled by temporary appointment by the Marshfield City Council and Spencer Village Board acting jointly. The office shall then be permanently filled by special election by the electors of the City and Village held concurrently with the next spring election following the occurrence of the vacancy, except that a vacancy occurring during the period after December 1 and on or before the date of the spring election shall be filled at the succeeding spring election, and no such election may be held after the expiration of the term of office nor at any time of holding the regular election for the office.
In accordance with § 755.01(4), Wis. Stats., the City of Marshfield and Village of Spencer shall enter into a joint operating agreement to exercise the authority under § 755.01(1), Wis. Stats.
This chapter, whose substantive terms shall be adopted by the City of Marshfield and Village of Spencer, shall not be deemed to have been amended by either of the governing boards unless and until each of the governing boards shall adopt the same, exact ordinance amending or creating this chapter.