A book, well bound and indexed, to be denominated the “docket”, shall be kept in the office of the Mayor, in which shall be noted each case brought before or tried by him or her, together with the proceedings therein, including a statement of the complaint, the summons, the return, the fact of appearance or non-appearance, the defense, the hearing, the judgment, the costs, in case the judgment be one of conviction, the action taken to enforce the same. The record of each case shall be signed by the Mayor, and the original papers, if no appeal be taken, shall be kept together and preserved in his office; and the Mayor shall deliver to his/her successor the docket and all books and papers pertaining to his office.
(Ord. passed 1-18-2002)