The Sauk Prairie Court Commission shall consist
of three members, one each appointed by the Village Boards of the
Village of Prairie du Sac and Village of Sauk City and the remaining
member appointed at large by the two members appointed by the respective
Village Boards. Effective April 1, 2009, a fourth member of the Sauk
Prairie Court Commission shall be added to the Commission; such fourth
member shall be appointed by Roxbury Town Board, shall be a nonvoting
advisory member of the Commission, shall serve a two-year term, shall
not have the right to vote on any matters before the Commission, shall
have the right to participate in and be notified of Commission meetings,
shall not have the right to be elected as an officer of the Commission,
and shall not be counted for purposes of a quorum. Members of the
Sauk Prairie Court Commission shall serve two-year terms starting
May 1. The Sauk Prairie Court Commission members shall appoint a Chairperson
annually. The initial appointments shall be for one or two years,
as the case may be, to allow for the staggering of terms so that no
more than 2/3 of the members of the Commission are appointed in any
year. The Sauk Prairie Court Commission shall meet as necessary to
authorize employee salaries, compile and submit an annual budget to
the Village and Town Boards by September 1 of each year, and conduct
other business as required.
The Municipal Judge may impose a forfeiture
for contempt or, upon nonpayment of the forfeiture and applicable
assessments, a jail sentence. The Municipal Judge may impose the maximum
forfeiture and maximum jail sentence allowed by Wisconsin law.
This chapter shall take effect upon its approval
by the Village Boards of the Village of Prairie du Sac, Village of
Sauk City and Town of Roxbury, publication of this chapter as required
by law and the approval and execution of an agreement between the
Village of Prairie du Sac, Village of Sauk City and Town of Roxbury
pursuant to §§ 755.01(4) and 66.0301, Wis. Stats, with
said approval to be effective by the enactment of this substantively
identical ordinance in each municipality.