There is created the office of municipal judge in, and for,
the town.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
Any qualified elector, being a resident of the town, shall be
eligible to occupy the office of municipal judge of the town.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
The municipal judge shall be elected for the term of four (4)
years at the regular municipal election and shall serve until his/her
successor is duly elected and qualified.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
Vacancies in the office of municipal judge shall be filled by
appointment of the mayor with the approval of the town council, at
either a regular or special meeting called for that purpose. The municipal
judge, so appointed, shall serve until the next regular municipal
election.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
The municipal judge shall be qualified to act, in such capacity,
upon the issuance of a certificate of election, taking an oath of
office as prescribed by law, and filing the required bond.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
The compensation of the municipal judge shall include those
benefits, including travel allowances under the Per Diem and Mileage
Act, and other fringe benefits as are provided all regular employees
of the municipality, and as may be provided by law, ordinance, or
town policy. Compensation shall be prorated and paid on a biweekly
basis.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
The municipal judge who shall be elected to office at the regular
municipal election for office to be held on March 3, 1998, and those
elected or appointed thereafter, shall be compensated for their services
to the municipality as follows:
A.
Any
new municipal judge shall be compensated at the rate of forty-four
thousand dollars ($44,000.00) annually; any existing municipal judge
shall be compensated at their existing rate, and thereafter as that
rate may be increased from time to time, in the same fixed amount
or percentage increase and at the same time, that the majority of
the other municipal employees receive an increase in compensation.
B.
Any
increase granted subsequent to this chapter shall be incremental and
shall apply to each subsequent municipal judge.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
A.
The
municipal judge will maintain regular office hours of at least a forty
(40) hour workweek, and shall be available for emergency reasons at
all reasonable times.
B.
The
municipal judge shall preside over all municipal court hearings, at
every stage of any proceedings, concerning violation of any provision
of this code, or ordinance of the town.
C.
The
municipal judge shall issue warrants for tickets and fines which have
not been paid to the town.
D.
The
municipal judge shall exercise all powers conferred upon a municipal
judge by law.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
During the temporary incapacity, or absence, of the duly elected
or appointed municipal judge, under circumstances not tantamount to,
or constituting, a vacancy in office, including, but not limited to,
vacations, temporary absences, unavailability, determination of conflict
in hearing a case, or incapacity, the mayor shall appoint any registered
voter, who resides within the town, to serve as acting municipal judge.
Such acting judge shall exercise all powers of the municipal judge
until the return of the duly elected or appointed municipal judge.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
The duly appointed acting municipal judge shall be paid at a
rate of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per day, provided,
however, that if the temporary incapacity or absence of the duly elected
or appointed municipal judge extends more than five (5) days beyond
absences for incapacities, or other authorized absences by the town
for regular employees, then the compensation to be paid to the acting
municipal judge shall be deducted from the regular authorized salary
of the duly elected or appointed municipal judge.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
The municipal judge shall furnish monthly written reports, to
the finance director, of all monies collected by the municipal court,
not later than the tenth day of each month. The municipal judge shall
deposit all monies received, by the municipal court, within twenty-four
(24) hours after receipt, to the finance director. All reports shall
include an itemized statement showing the different amounts collected,
the purpose of collection, the name of the person paying and the date
of payment. All receipts shall be numbered sequentially in a manner
prescribed by the finance director.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
