(A) Election. The City Judge shall be a four-year elected position. Elections shall be held pursuant to the laws of the State of Montana. Any person resident in and a voter registered in Lake County shall be eligible to serve as City Judge, and to continue in office must remain resident in Lake County during the entirety of his or her term of office.
(B) Duties. It shall be the duty of the City Judge to attend all mandatory certification training; to keep the docket required by the laws of Montana to be kept by such Court of limited jurisdiction; to hear and determine all cases that may be instituted in the City Court under the laws of city or of the State of Montana; to administer the judicial branch of city government; and to perform all necessary administrative duties.
(C) Fines. The City Judge shall collect all fines applicable for violations of city or state laws or ordinances and shall, in the collection and transmittal of such moneys, adhere to such procedures as the city may from time to time, on the advice of its auditors, require. (1992 Code, §§ 2-1-301 - 2-1-303) (Ord. 2009-02, passed 5-11-2009; Ord. 2022-02, passed 2-23-2022)