(A) Appointment and compensation. The Town Magistrate's Court shall have a Court Administrator appointed by the Town Magistrate. The Court Administrator shall be an employee of the town, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Presiding Magistrate. The Court Administrator shall serve for such salary as may be determined by the Town Council, in consultation with the Presiding Magistrate.
(B) Duties of Court Administrator. The duties of the Court Administrator are the following, subject to the overall supervision of the Presiding Magistrate with regard to their performance:
(1) To prepare, accept and file all summonses, complaints, pleadings, motions, records, judgments, and other documents presented to, or issued by, the Town Magistrate Court in the exercise of its jurisdiction.
(2) To prepare and maintain the Town Magistrate Court's dockets, calendar, and other records of its proceedings.
(3) To issue any Town Magistrate Court process.
(4) To receive and collect all funds in payment of fines, bail, and costs and to deposit, disburse, and account for the same as required by state statutes and Supreme Administrative Rules.
(5) To prepare all statistical, State Treasurer and Council reports required to be maintained or filed by the Town Magistrate Court.
(6) To perform such other services as may be directed by the Magistrate in the exercise and administration of the Town Magistrate Court's jurisdiction.
(7) To furnish all administrative services required in the exercise of the jurisdiction of the Town Magistrate Court.
(C) Assistant Court Administrator. The Presiding Magistrate may appoint one or more Assistant Court Administrators from among its employees who, subject to the supervision of the Presiding Magistrate, may perform the duties of the Court Administrator when the Court Administrator is unavailable to do so.
(`87 Code, Art. 5-5) (Am. Ord. 88-09, passed 6-6-88; Am. Ord. 90-29, passed 10-15-90; Am. Ord. 2001-06, passed 8-6-01)