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Waukesha council approves revised municipal court bond schedule; ordinance changes remain under review
Summary
The Common Council unanimously approved an updated municipal court bond schedule, including raising the minimum forfeiture for dogs in public parks; related ordinance amendments to enlarge penalty ranges received a second reading and drew debate over potential impacts on low-income residents.
The Waukesha City Common Council on June 17 unanimously approved an amended municipal court bond schedule that raises several citation bond amounts and increases the minimum forfeiture for “dog in public park” from $5 to $10 (a post-surcharge total of $73.60).
The bond schedule sets the base amounts that appear on municipal citations; defendants may pay the listed bond amount to settle a case or contest the citation in municipal court, where the judge can impose a different forfeiture. City Attorney Brian explained the schedule and the relationship between the schedule and later-discussed ordinance amendments, saying the judge sets the figures listed on citations but the council must approve the bond schedule.
The change for the dog-in-park forfeiture was presented as a…
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