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Hartford council adopts ordinance updating municipal court fee schedule
Summary
The Common Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 1540 to amend municipal code Sections 42.02 and 42.03, incorporating the Mid-Moraine Municipal Court bond schedule and enabling future administrative fee updates following 2025 Wisconsin Act 113.
The Hartford Common Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 1540 on July 14, 2026, updating Sections 42.02 and 42.03 of the municipal code to reflect a revised municipal court fee schedule. City Attorney Ian Prust told the council that "2025 Wisconsin Act 113 authorized an increase in the maximum municipal court fee that may be assessed," and the ordinance consolidates the court bond schedule into the Municipal Code so future adjustments can be made without repeated ordinance changes.
Council members moved to suspend the rules for immediate consideration and then voted on adoption. The adoption motion was made by Alderperson Rusniak and seconded by Alderperson Kirley; the motion carried unanimously. The ordinance streamlines penalty provisions and places the Mid-Moraine Municipal Court bond schedule in city code for administrative ease, according to Prust.
The change is intended to let staff update the Mid-Moraine Municipal Court fee schedule administratively rather than by amending the ordinance each time the schedule changes. The ordinance text and effective date were adopted at the meeting; no dissent or roll-call vote breakdown beyond "unanimously" was recorded.
