Pursuant to the authority granted by Ch. 755,
Wis. Stats., there is hereby established the Municipal Court for the
Village of Mazomanie, Wisconsin.
Pursuant to the authority granted by Ch. 755,
Wis. Stats., there is hereby created the office of Municipal Judge
for the Municipal Court for the Village of Mazomanie, Wisconsin.
A. The Municipal Judge shall be elected at large at the
spring election in the odd-numbered years for a term of two years
commencing on May 1 succeeding the election. The Municipal Judge shall
be subject to the Wisconsin Code of Judicial Ethics and shall file
an annual financial statement.
B. The salary of the Municipal Judge may be increased
for a new term prior to the beginning of the term for the Judge, or
for the second year of a term before the start of the second year
of the term of the Judge, but the salary shall not be decreased during
a term of the Judge. Salaries may be paid annually or in equal installments
as determined by the Village Board, but no Judge may be paid a salary
for that portion of any term during which portion the Judge has not
executed the official bond or official oath as required by § 755.03,
Wis. Stats., and filed under § 19.01(4)(c), Wis. Stats.,
as amended.
C. The Municipal Judge shall execute and file with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Dane County the oath prescribed by
§ 755.03, Wis. Stats., and an official bond in such amount
as shall be fixed by the Village Board.
The Village Board may by ordinance or by law
abolish the Municipal Court at the end of any term for which the Judge
has been elected.
Chapters 755 and 800, Wis. Stats., are hereby
adopted by reference.
[Added 11-26-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-7]
The Board does hereby adopt Ch. 785, Wis. Stats.,
granting to the Municipal Judge for the Village of Mazomanie the contempt
of court powers as set forth in Ch. 785, Wis. Stats.