A. Appointment: The city's sole judicial officer shall be the city court judge, who shall be appointed by the mayor with city council consent. The city council may, by resolution, designate and appoint a justice of the peace or the city judge of another city or town or any other person to act as city court judge. The city shall comply with the laws of Montana in appointing a city court judge. The city may enter into an agreement with the county, other city or town, or the justice of the peace or the judge for payment of salaries and training expenses.
B. Term: The term of the city court judge shall be four (4) years, which follows the term of mayor, and until the qualification of a successor, commencing upon approval by the council at the first regular scheduled meeting of the city council, unless a justice of the peace or city judge of another city or town is appointed, in which case the city court judge shall serve for the duration of the justice of the peace's term as justice of the peace or until the agreement provided for in Montana Code Annotated section 3-11-205 terminates. (Ord. 393, 2-19-2008; amd. 2015 Code)
C. Qualifications: At the time of his or her appointment, the city court judge must meet the qualifications of a justice of the peace under Montana Code Annotated section 3-10-202, must be a resident of Pondera County, and must be a United States citizen. The city court judge must attend any training sessions required by the laws of Montana. The city council may, by resolution, prescribe the duties of the city judge and fix his or her compensation. (Ord. 393, 2-19-2008)