The Town Court has exclusive jurisdiction of:
(A) Proceedings for the violation of an ordinance of the town, both civil and criminal;
(B) When the amount of the taxes or assessments sought does not exceed $300, actions for the collection of taxes or assessments levied for any of the following purposes; except that, no lien on the property taxed or assessed for the nonpayment of the taxes or assessment may be foreclosed in any such action:
(1) Town purposes;
(2) The erection or improvement of public buildings;
(3) The laying out, opening or improving of a public street, sidewalk, alley or bridge;
(4) The acquisition or improvement of any public ground; and
(5) Public improvements made or ordered by the town within its limits.
(C) Actions for the collection of money due to the town or from the town to any person, when the amount sought, exclusive of interest and costs, does not exceed $300;
(D) When the amount claimed, exclusive of costs, does not exceed $300 actions for:
(1) The breach of an official bond given by a town officer;
(2) The breach of any contract;
(3) Damages, when the town is a party or is in any way interested;
(4) The enforcement of forfeited recognizance given to, for the benefit of, or on behalf of the town; and
(5) Collection on bonds given upon an appeal taken from the judgment of the Court in any action mentioned in divisions (D)(1) through (D)(4) above.
(E) Actions for the recovery of personal property belonging to the town, when the value of the property, exclusive of the damages for the taking or detention, does not exceed $300; and
(F) Actions for the collection of a license fee required by an ordinance of the town.
(Prior Code, § 2.18.030)