HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. O02-12ORDINANCE NO. 002-12
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.68.040 OF
THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
WHEREAS, changes have been recommended to bring the Laurel City Code into
compliance with state laws; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the residents of the City of Laurel to pass such an
ordinance;
IT IS HEREBY ORDA1NED by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, that the
LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE is hereby amended as is set forth below.
Chapter 2.68.040 shall be amended as follows:
2.68.040 Exclusive jurisdiction when.
The city court has exclusive jurisdiction of.
A. Proceedings for the violation of an ordinance of the city or town, both civil and criminal;
B. When the mount of the taxes or assessments sought does not exceed five thousand dollars, actions
for the collection of taxes or assessm~ts levied for any of the following purposes, except that no lien on
the prope~y taxed or assessed for the nonpayment of the taxes or assessments may be foreclosed in any
such action:
1. City or town purposes,
2. The erection or improvement of public buildings,
3. The laying out, opening, or improving of a public street, sidewalk, alley or bridge,
4. The acquisition or improvement of any public grounds, and
5. Public improvements made or ordered by the city or town within its limits;
C Actions for the collection of money due to the city or town from the city or town to any person
when the amount sought, exclusive of interest and costs, does not exceed five thousand dollars;
D. When the amount claimed, exclusive of costs, does not exceed five thousand dollars, actions for:
1. The broach of an official bond given by a city or town officer,
2. The breach of any contract when the city or town is a party or is in any way interested,
3. Damages when the city or town is a party or is in any way interested,
4. The enforcement of forfeited recognizance given to, for the benefit of, or on behalf of the city or
town, and
5. Collection on bonds given upon appeal taken from the judgment of the court in any action
mentioned in subdivisions 1 - 4 of this subsection;
E. Actions for the recovery of personal property belonging to the city or town when the value of the
property, exclusive of the damages for the taking or detention, does not exceed five thousand dollars;
and
F. Actions for the collection ora license fee required by an ordinance of the city or town. (Ord. 931
(part), 1988: prior code § 2.16.040)
This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final passage by the City
council and approved by the Mayor.
Introduced and passed on first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on
February 19 , 2002, by Alderman Mace
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second reading this 19th day
of 'March ~ 2002, upon motion of Alderman Mace
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this
ATTEST:
Mary I~/Embleton, Clerk-Treasurer
19th dayof March
J~E. Joh~Jn, Jr., ~r
,2002,
Matth~on, City Attorney ~