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Town of Merton adds Village of Palmyra to Lake Country Municipal Court; updates ordinance
Summary
The Town of Merton board voted Feb. 23 to add the Village of Palmyra to the Lake Country Municipal Court and to repeal and amend Ordinance 1.11 so the municipal judge/court code reflects the addition. Both motions were moved by Supervisor Herrick and seconded by Supervisor Olson; each motion carried.
The Town of Merton voted on Feb. 23 to add the Village of Palmyra to the Lake Country Municipal Court and to update its municipal court ordinance to reflect the addition.
Clerk Donna Hann told the board that when a new municipality wishes to join the Lake Country Municipal Court, all member municipalities must sign an updated successor agreement. Supervisor Herrick moved to approve adding the Village of Palmyra to the court; Supervisor Olson seconded the motion and it carried. The board separately voted to repeal and amend Ordinance 1.11 (Municipal Court and Municipal Judge) so the town code will include Palmyra; that motion was also moved by Herrick, seconded by Olson, and carried.
Why it matters: adding a municipality to a multi-jurisdictional municipal court requires a formal successor agreement and corresponding ordinance changes so the court’s membership and judge authority are correctly reflected in each municipality’s code.
Board context and procedure: Attorney Murn was noted as absent. The actions recorded in the minutes show no recorded opposition or recorded roll-call tallies; each motion is recorded as "motion carried." Clerk Hann made the procedural explanation to the board and handled the ordinance change procedural steps.
Next steps and recordkeeping: The minutes show the board approved the successor agreement and the ordinance amendment; the minutes do not specify further implementation steps or filing deadlines.
