[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of Trustees of the
Village of Slinger as Sec. 2.50 of the former Municipal Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
There is created and established a Municipal Court, to be designated
as the "Mid-Moraine Municipal Court," under the provisions of Chapter
755, Wis. Stats., and pursuant to the agreement for the operation
of the Municipal Court for Washington County, as amended ("agreement"),
a copy of which is on file with the Village Clerk.
Municipal Court shall be under the jurisdiction of and presided
over by a Municipal Judge, who shall be an attorney licensed to practice
law in Wisconsin and who resides in any of the member municipalities
as defined in the Agreement. The Municipal Judge shall be elected
at large in the spring election for a term of four years commencing
on May 1 of the year of his or her election. Governing bodies of the
member municipalities shall provide for a primary election in the
event that two or more candidates file nomination papers for the position
of Municipal Judge.
The amount of the bond required by the § 755.03(1),
Wis. Stats., shall be $2,500.
The Municipal Court shall be open at such times as the Municipal
Judge determines, subject to the agreement.
The Municipal Judge may impose a forfeiture for contempt of
court and a jail sentence for nonpayment of the forfeiture and any
applicable assessments under § 800.12(2), Wis. Stats.
This chapter shall be construed to limit neither the jurisdiction
of the Municipal Court, nor the authority of the Municipal Court to
impose penalties under the Wisconsin Statutes.
