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Hartford council adopts ordinance updating municipal court fee schedule under new state law
Summary
The Common Council adopted Ordinance No. 1540 to amend Municipal Code Sections 42.02 and 42.03, incorporating the Mid-Moraine Municipal Court bond schedule and aligning the code with 2025 Wisconsin Act 113 to allow future fee updates without repeated ordinance changes.
The Hartford Common Council voted unanimously on July 14 to adopt Ordinance No. 1540, which amends Sections 42.02 and 42.03 of the Municipal Code to incorporate the municipal court bond schedule and streamline penalty provisions.
City Attorney Ian Prust explained that "2025 Wisconsin Act 113 authorized an increase in the maximum municipal court fee that may be assessed." He said the ordinance incorporates the Mid-Moraine Municipal Court fee schedule into Chapter 42 so future updates to the fee schedule can be made administratively rather than by repeated ordinance amendments.
Council members moved to suspend the rules for immediate consideration and then voted to adopt the ordinance; the minutes record both motions as carried unanimously. The action aligns the municipal code language with the statutory change and centralizes the bond schedule for administrative updates.
The minutes do not list individual vote tallies; the action is recorded as "Motion carried unanimously." No public comment or opposition was recorded in the meeting minutes.
