ORDINANCE NO. 230852
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Sponsor: Director of the Municipal Court
Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Sections 2-1491, 2-1492, 2-1493, 2-1494 and 2-1496, enacting in lieu thereof new sections of like numbers and subject matters, and repealing Sections 2-1495 and 2-1498, for the purpose of updating the ordinances governing the duties of the Clerk of the Municipal Court, sometimes called the Court Administrator.
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WHEREAS, updates to the ordinances governing the duties of the Court Administrator are required to reflect the current responsibilities of the Court Administrator; and
WHEREAS, Section 479.080.1, RSMo, prescribes that in the prosecution of violations of municipal ordinances before a municipal judge, all fines and costs shall be paid to and deposited not less frequently than monthly into the municipal treasury; and
WHEREAS, the duty of the Clerk of the Municipal Court to attend all session of the court should permit designees as the Municipal Court is comprised of multiple courtrooms holding court simultaneously; and
WHEREAS, the retention, transfer and destruction of all records of courts in the State of Missouri are governed by Missouri Supreme Court Operating Rules; and
WHEREAS, the duties of the Clerk of the Municipal Court do not include sending executions and statements of fines to the chief of police, as the court does not hold persons in custody for non-payment, and further, the previously-referenced Section 2-1456 was repealed on October 1, 2020 by Ordinance No. 200690; and
WHEREAS, duties of the Clerk of the Municipal Court include the receipt and proper recording of all monies paid into the Municipal Court, not only fines; and
WHEREAS, the duties of the Clerk of the Municipal Court no longer include the handling of witness fees in condemnation case, or the management of those persons incarcerated in the municipal jail; NOW, THEREFORE
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