Sec. 11.5-6. - Municipal court clerk; appointment and duties.

(a)

The town clerk or his designee shall act as clerk of the municipal court.

(b)

The clerk of the court shall keep a regular docket of all cases disposed of, shall record the judgments, orders and sentences of said court, and shall furnish certified copies thereof when required, for which copies said clerk shall charge the same fees as are by law allowed to clerks of the superior court. The court clerk's office shall be open to the public during such hours as the court shall determine.

(c)

Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the police department or the town council from providing the secretarial and administrative assistance necessary for the court to perform its duties and responsibilities.

(d)

In the event the town clerk and/or his designee are unable to perform the duties of clerk of the court, the town council may, in the absence of a duly appointed clerk of said court, appoint a clerk pro tem who shall be a qualified elector of the town.

(Code 1970, § 11.5-4; Res. of 6-7-1988, § 1; Res. of 9-13-1988; Ord. No. 96-06, 6-3-1997)