For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CHIEF OF POLICE. The CHIEF OF POLICE of the city or his duly appointed representative.
CITY. The City of Hermiston, Oregon, a municipal corporation.
COURT. The municipal court of the City of Hermiston, Oregon.
COURT CLERK. Any person(s) sworn in as a clerk of the court.
DISTRICT. The City of Hermiston, Oregon.
FINANCE DIRECTOR/RECORDER. The FINANCE DIRECTOR/RECORDER of the City of Hermiston, Oregon, or his duly appointed representative.
JUDGE. A JUDGE of the municipal court of the City of Hermiston, Oregon.
SHERIFF. The Chief of Police of the city. (Ord. 1407, passed 4-12-82)
The following enumerated sections of the Oregon State Statutes of 2007 are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this subchapter so far as they pertain to trial by juries in the municipal court:
(A) ORS 10.010 through 10.105 and ORS 10.115
(B) ORS 54.010 through 54.050
(C) ORS 54.100 through 54.130 and ORS 54.160 (Ord. 1407, passed 4-12-82; Am. Ord. 2020, passed 9-11-00; Am. Ord. 2154, passed 3-9-09)
In all prosecutions for any crime over which the municipal court has jurisdiction, the prosecution and the defendant shall have the right of trial by jury, of six in number. Except as otherwise provided in this code, juries shall be selected in the same manner in which juries are selected for misdemeanor cases in circuit courts. The verdict of the jury shall be unanimous. (Ord. 1407, passed 4-12-82; Am. Ord. 2154, passed 3-9-09)
(A) On the first Monday of January of each year, the Finance Director/Recorder shall deliver to the municipal judge a current roll of the registered voters in the city. The Court Clerk, under the direction of the Municipal Judge, shall select and make from the roll a jury list of persons to serve as jurors for the next three months, and until another is selected. Subsequent jury lists for each following three month period will be prepared at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the current jury list.
(B) The list, when made, will be dated and signed by the Municipal Judge and Court Clerk.
(C) No person shall be placed on the jury list who has served on the jury list of the court during the preceding 12 months. (Ord. 1407, passed 4-12-82)
Each juror shall be entitled to an attendance fee as adopted by resolution, but not less than $10 for each day's required attendance.
(Ord. 1407, passed 4-12-82; Am. Ord. 2020, passed 9-11-00)
If a case is tried by a jury and the defendant is found guilty, the clerk shall tax against the defendant the total amount of the jury trial fee. The jury trial fee constitutes a monetary obligation payable to the court, and shall be made part of the judgment in the case by the clerk without further notice to the defendant or further order of the court. The jury trial fee is the amount provided by ORS 10.061 in courts other than circuit courts for payment for each juror sworn multiplied by the number of jurors constituting a jury in ' 33.37. (Ord. 2154, passed 3-9-09)