There is hereby created and established in and for the Town
of Rome a municipal court which will be designated "Municipal Court
for the Town of Rome."
The Municipal Court shall be governed by Chapters 755 and 800,
Wis. Stats., which chapters are incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to § 938.17(2)(cm) and (d), Wis. Stats.,
the Town authorizes the court to impose all of the dispositions set
forth in §§ 938.343 and 938.344 and all of the sanctions
set forth in § 938.355(6)(d) and (6m), Wis. Stats.
A court officer selected by the Police Chief and approved by
the Municipal Judge shall be assigned as bailiff to the Municipal
Court.
Pursuant to § 755.10(1) Wis. Stats., the municipal
judge shall appoint in writing a court clerk and any other personnel
authorized by the Town Board. The salaries of such employees shall
be set by the Town Board. Pursuant to § 755.10, Wis. Stats.,
the hiring, termination, hours of employment and work responsibility
of the employees when working during hours assigned to the court shall
be under the judge's authority.
In the event the Municipal Judge is ill, absent or unable to
perform the duties of the office, the provisions of § 800.06(1),
Wis. Stats., shall apply. In the event of death or resignation, the
Town Board may fill the vacancy by temporary appointment under § 8.50(4)(fm),
Wis. Stats. Substitute and temporary municipal judges are subject
to this chapter in the same manner as is the Municipal Judge. Substitute
municipal judges are not required to be licensed or admitted to practice
law in this state. Substitute and interim municipal judges shall receive
the same daily fee as does the Municipal Judge.
The salary of the Municipal Judge shall be set by the Town Board
and shall not be decreased during the term of office.
Subject to § 814.65, Wis. Stats., the Town Board shall
set the fees and costs chargeable in this court.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein.
If not defined herein, the word, term or phrase shall have the definition
commonly accepted including a relevant definition contained in the
Wisconsin Statutes. When not inconsistent with the context, the words
used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural
number include the singular number and words in the singular number
include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and
not merely directory:
FINE
Shall be the equivalent of the word "forfeiture," and vice
versa.
TOWN
The Town of Rome, Adams County, Wisconsin, or any duly appointed
designate thereof, including, but not limited to, the Town Board and
Town committees.
TOWN BOARD or BOARD
The present governing body of the Town or any successors
to the legislative power of said body, or any duly appointed designate
thereof.