City of Milwaukee - File #: 971104

• File #: 971104
• Version: 1
• Type: Charter Ordinance
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 11/4/1997
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 1/20/1998
• Title: A substitute charter ordinance creating the position of municipal court commissioner, amending the prohibition against municipal judges and the chief court administrator engaging in an outside business or profession, and creating an additional position of bailiff as part of the municipal court staff.
• Sponsors: ALD. FRANK, ALD. RICHARDS, Fredrick Gordon
• Indexes: CHARTER ORDINANCES, MUNICIPAL COURT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/20/1998	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	17:0
1/12/1998	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	5:0
12/16/1997	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO; Minutes note: 3 dissenting signatures.
12/11/1997	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
12/8/1997	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Add Ald. Richards and Gordon as co-sponsors.	Pass	5:0
12/8/1997	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: To add no outside activity while court is in session, by Ald. Richards. Prevailed
11/4/1997	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
971104
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:

XXBY:
ALD. FRANK, RICHARDS AND GORDON
TITL:
A substitute charter ordinance creating the position of municipal court commissioner, amending the prohibition against municipal judges and the chief court administrator engaging in an outside business or profession, and creating an additional position of bailiff as part of the municipal court staff.
SECS:
3-34-2-a am
3-34-2-d am
3-34-4 rn
3-34-4 cr
3-34-5 rn
3-34-5 am
3-34-6-d am

ANLS:
- Analysis -

This charter ordinance creates the position of municipal court commissioner and provisions for eligibility, appointment and supervision, salary and ethical code for the position, amends the prohibition against outside employment for municipal judges and the chief court administrator, and creates an additional bailiff position as part of the municipal court staff.


BODY:
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 3-34-2-a of the charter is amended to read:

3-34. Municipal Court.

2. MUNICIPAL JUDGE.

a.Term. Each municipal judge shall be elected to a 4-year term [[; with respect to the office of branch 3 municipal judge the initial election for the position shall be held at the spring election of 1983]]. Temporary appointments to fill vacancies in the office of municipal judge shall be made as provided in s. 800.06, Wis. Stats. A permanent vacancy in the office of municipal judge shall be filled pursuant to s. 8.50, Wis. Stats.

Part 2. Section 3-34-2-d of the charter is amended to read:

d. Prohibition From Engaging in Outside Business or Profession. No municipal judge elected pursuant to this section may engage in outside employment [[including the private practice of law, for compensation or pecuniary reward during his or her term]] >>during his or her appointed court hours, as defined in sub. 3-c<<. [[Any person who intentionally violates this subsection shall be fined no less than...