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ORDINANCE NO. 1130
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.28 OF
THE BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY JUDGE.
PRE A M B L E
Chapter 2.28 is currently entitled Municipal Judge. The City of Bozeman
does not wish to establish a municipal court, but rather a city court I
in accordance with state law.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN:
That Chapter 2.28 of the Bozeman Municipal Code be and the same is hereby
amended to read as foll ows:
CITY JUDGE
2.28.010 Office of City Judge
There is hereby established the office of City Judge for the City of Bozeman.
2.28.020 Method of Selection and Term of Office
A. The person holding the office of City Judge shall be elected at a general election.
Names of candidates for the office shall be placed on the ballot without party
designation.
B. An elected City Judge shall hold office for a term of four years. A City Judge
shall continue to hold office until the qualification of a successor.
2.28.030 Qualifications
A. Residency Requirements.
1- A person filing for election or holding the office of City Judge for a I
portion of or the whole of any term shall be a citizen of the United
States of America. Such person shall also have continuously and un-
interruptedly maintained a domicile and residence in the state of Montana
for two calendar years prior to filing for election with the County Clerk
and Recorder.
2. An applicant for the position of City Judge must, at the time of filing
for election, have continuously and uninterruptedly maintained a residence
and domicile within the corporate jurisdictional limits of the City of
Bozeman for a period of one year.
3. Any person elected or holding the office of City Judge must maintain a
domicile and residence within the corporate jurisdiction of the City of
Bozeman during the term of office.
B. Admission to Bar.
An applicant for the office of the City Judge must be admitted to practice
law in the state of Montana for a period of two calendar years prior to filing
for election with the County Clerk and Recorder. I
2.28.040 Compensation and Exoenses
The annual salary of the City Judge shall be established by ordinance. In
addition to the salary, the City Judge shall receive actual and necessary travel expenses
incurred in performing official duties as provided by state law.
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2.28.050 Powers and Duties
The City Judge shall have those powers and duties as are provied by state law.
2.28.070 Deposit of Funds
A. All monies, from whatever source, collected under the jurisdiction of the
I City Judge shall be deposited and managed in accordance with the applicable
rules of the Montana Supreme Court.
B. So long as the rules of the Montana Supreme Court do not require otherwise,
all such monies shall be deposited daily with the treasurer of the City of
Bozeman as directed by the Director of Finance of the City of Bozeman.
C. In order to establish an appropriate control of monies deposited temporarily
for bonds, appearance bonds, etc., there is hereby created a trust fund into
which all such monies shall be placed. Upon final disposition of the matter
to which such a bond pertains by the City Court, such monies shall be disbursed
from the trust fund according to the direction of the City Judge.
2.28.080 Vacancy Filled by Commission
Should a vacancy occur in the office of City Judge, the City Commission shall
appoint a qualified individual to serve for the remainder of the term.
PROVISIONALLY PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana,this 11th day of April 1983.
I Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk of the City Commission
FINALLY PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana, this 25th day of April 1983, and effective thirty (30) days after
said date.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk of the City Commission
I State of Montana )
County of Gallatin)
City of Bozeman )
I, Robin L. Sullivan, Clerk of the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1130 was published by title and number
in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published
in said City of Bozeman, in the issue dated the 5th day of May 1983.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the corporate seal of my
office this 16th day of May 1983.
Clerk of the City Commission
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