Sec. 2-144. Municipal Judges.
(a) The Court shall be presided over by a Municipal Judge appointed for a term of two (2) years by the Board of Trustees. Additional judges may be appointed as may be needed to transact the business of the Court. No person shall be appointed Municipal Judge unless he or she has been admitted to and is currently licensed in the practice of law in the State.
(b) Compensation.
(1) Compensation of the Municipal Judge shall be an annual salary in an amount set by the Board of Trustees, and shall be payable as a contractor of the Town.
(2) Compensation of the substitute Municipal Judge shall be paid at a rate of eighty dollars ($80.00) an hour for each court session. Court session shall include the time spent traveling to and from the Municipal Court, time in Court and time spent working on cases outside of Court. Compensation in a monthly period for any one (1) substitute judge shall not exceed the monthly compensation of the presiding Municipal Judge.
(c) Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, a Municipal Judge shall make an oath or affirmation that he or she will support the Constitution of the State and the ordinances and laws of the Town, and will faithfully perform the duties of his or her office.
(d) In addition to other powers, the Municipal Judge shall have full power and authority to make and adopt rules and regulations for conducting the business of the Municipal Court, consistent with the Municipal Court Rules of Procedure promulgated by the Colorado Supreme Court. (Ord. 174 § 3, 1977; Ord. 413 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1002 § 3, 2009)