26.010 Establishment of Municipal Court.

(1) Creation. There is hereby created a Municipal Court for the City of Manitowoc. The Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all offenses against the ordinances of the City of Manitowoc in which forfeitures are sought, committed on or after December 1, 1978.

(2) Election of Judge. The Municipal Judge shall be elected for a term of four years. The Judge shall be elected at the spring election of every other even numbered year (commencing with the 2012 election), and the term shall commence on May 1st of said even numbered year and expire on April 30th four years later.

(3) Salary. The Municipal Judge shall be paid an annual salary in equal bi-weekly installments as provided for by resolution for each 12-month period of May 1st to April 30th.

[Ord. 10-548 § 1, 2010. Prior code § 26.01]