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City of Reedsburg, WI
Sauk County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Reedsburg 6-27-2016 by Ord. No. 1835-16 (Ch. 36 of the former Municipal Codebook); amended in its entirety 1-10-2022 by Ord. No. 1933-21; 3-14-2022 by Ord. No. 1934-22. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter 755 of the Wisconsin Statutes, there is hereby created and established a Joint Municipal Court of the City of Reedsburg, Town of LaValle, and Village of Loganville. This Joint Municipal Court is to become operative on March 24, 2022.
Qualifications. The Joint Municipal Court of the City of Reedsburg, Town of LaValle and Village of Loganville 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 the City of Reedsburg, Town of LaValle, or Village of Loganville.
A. 
Vacancy. A permanent vacancy in the office of the Municipal Judge may be filled by temporary appointment of the Common Council of the City of Reedsburg, Town of LaValle Town Board, and Village of Loganville Board, as provided for in § 8.50(4)(fm), Wis. Stats. The office shall be permanently filled by special election in the manner provided for in said statute.
B. 
Electors. Electors in all the municipalities, the City of Reedsburg, Town of LaValle, and Village of Loganville shall vote for the Municipal Judge.
A. 
Exclusivity. The Joint Municipal Court shall have jurisdiction over incidents occurring on or after March 24, 2022, as provided in Article VII, Section 14 of the Wisconsin Constitution, and §§ 755.045 and 755.05, Wis. Stats., and as otherwise provided by the laws of Wisconsin. It shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the actions in the City of Reedsburg, Town of LaValle, and Village of Loganville seeking to impose forfeitures for violations of municipal ordinances, resolutions and bylaws.
B. 
Juvenile offenders.
(1) 
The Joint Municipal Court has jurisdiction over juvenile offenders when a municipality enacts an ordinance under the authority of § 938.17(2)(cm), Wis. Stats. Pursuant to § 938.17(2)(cm), Wis. Stats., the Municipal Judge may impose the following dispositions upon a juvenile for a violation of City, town or village ordinances:
(a) 
Any disposition allowed under Ch. 48, Wis. Stats.
(b) 
Section 938.343(2), Wis. Stats.
(c) 
Section 938.343(3), Wis. Stats.
(d) 
Section 938.343(4), Wis. Stats.
(e) 
Section 938.343(10), Wis. Stats.
(f) 
Section 938.344, Wis. Stats.
(g) 
Section 938.361, Wis. Stats.
(2) 
Any or all of the above listed dispositions may be used in any combination when imposed by a Municipal Judge.
Hours. The Joint Municipal Court for the City of Reedsburg, Town of LaValle, and Village of Loganville shall be open as determined by order of the Municipal Judge.
The Municipal Judge may impose punishment and sentences as provided by Chapters 800 and 938, Wis. Stats., and as provided in the ordinances of the City of Reedsburg, Town of LaValle, and Village of Loganville. All forfeitures, fees, assessments, surcharges and costs shall be paid to the Treasurer of the City of Reedsburg within seven days of receipt of the money by the Municipal Court.
A. 
The Joint Municipal Court funds shall be deposited into a separate special revenue fund created solely for the purpose of managing revenues and paying expenses: labor/benefits, operating and transfer of funds to support internal services and capital expenditures.
B. 
Changes do not adjust Chapter 434, Peace and Good Order, § 434-7, Bond schedules, approvals. A certified copy of bond schedules for the offenses set forth in this code shall be adopted and approved with the text as part of this code and shall bear upon its face the attestation of the City Clerk-Treasurer and the Chief of Police and shall be available to the public in the office of the Chief of Police.
C. 
Changes thereafter to the bond schedule shall not be effective until entered and attested on the certified copy. Changes in the bond schedule shall be made by the Chief of Police with the approval of the Council. All approved changes shall be incorporated into the bond schedule and shall be available for public inspection.
D. 
At the time of the payment, the Joint Municipal Court shall report to the City Treasurer the title of the action, the nature of the offenses and total amount of judgments imposed in actions and proceedings in which such monies were collected.
E. 
Distribution of Joint Municipal Court revenue to contracted cities, villages and towns shall be authorized by the Municipal Judge and may be adjusted and memorialized in a fees resolution.
The Municipal Judge may impose punishment and sentences as provided by Chapters 800 and 938 Wis. Stats., and as provided in the ordinances of the municipalities that are parties to the agreement. All forfeitures, fees, assessments, surcharges and costs shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality within which the case arose within 30 days after receipt of the money by the Municipal Court. At the time of the payment, the Municipal Court shall report to the treasurer the title of the action, the nature of the offenses and total amount of judgments imposed in actions and proceedings in which such monies were collected.
The Joint Municipal Court hereby established shall not be abolished while the § 755.01(4) agreement is in effect.