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Wheeler considers outsourcing municipal court functions to Manzanita or Tillamook for code enforcement
Summary
Workshop participants weighed routing citations to neighboring municipal courts (Manzanita/Tillamook) to gain enforcement capacity and avoid court costs; they flagged charter language and asked for a city attorney review before moving forward.
At a July 9 workshop, Wheeler officials discussed using a neighboring municipality’s municipal court to dispose of city citations as a practical way to speed enforcement and avoid establishing a full local court. Staff reported early conversations with Manzanita about sharing a judge and courtroom time and suggested a revenue-sharing arrangement where court proceeds would be split between the jurisdictions.
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