[R.O. 1996 § 125.170; CC 1968 § 13-32; Ord. No. 998 § 2(13.250), 12-18-1978; Ord. No. 3223 § 1, 7-17-2000]
A. The
City Administrator shall designate a person to act as the Clerk of
the Municipal Court. The duties of said Clerk shall be as follows:
1.
To collect such fines for violations
of such offenses as may be described, and the Court costs thereof.
2.
To take oaths and affirmations.
3.
To accept signed complaints, and
allow the same to be signed and sworn to or affirmed before them.
4.
To sign and issue subpoenas requiring
the attendance of witnesses and sign and issue subpoenas duces tecum.
5.
To accept the appearance, waiver
of trial and plea of guilty and payment of fine and costs in Violation
Bureau cases or as directed by the Municipal Judge and to generally
act as Violations Clerk of the Violation Bureau.
6.
To perform all other duties as provided
for by ordinance, by rules of practice and procedure adopted by the
Municipal Judge, by the Missouri Rules of Practice and Procedure in
Municipal and Traffic Courts, and by Statute.
7.
To maintain, properly certified by
the City Clerk, a complete copy of the ordinances of the City, which
shall constitute prima facie evidence of such ordinances before the
Court; and further, to maintain a similar certified copy on file with
the Clerk serving the Circuit Court of this County.
[R.O. 1996 § 125.180; CC 1968 § 13-33; Ord. No. 998 § 2(13.150), 12-18-1978]
It shall be the duty of an attorney
designated by the municipality to prosecute the violations of the
City's ordinances before the Municipal Judge or before any Circuit
Judge hearing violations of the City's ordinances. The salary or fees
of the attorney and their necessary expenses incurred in such prosecutions
shall be paid by the City. The compensation of such attorney shall
not be dependent in any way upon the number of cases tried, the number
of guilty verdicts reached or the amount of fines imposed or collected.