There has be some discussion regarding the budget for the Lake Country Municipal Court (LCMC).  Below is a graphic that breaks down the different parts of a forfeiture to the LCMC.  The fine and costs are mandated by the State of Wisconsin. This means that the court operates incredibly efficieniently and as an economy of scale only using 27% of the forteiture to finace all court operations.

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Judge Kay is excited to report that the Lake Country Municipal Court has added another municipality.  

Town of Ottawa joined Lake Country Municipal Court on Feb. 18th, 2016 

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History of the Lake Country Municipal Court

Lake Country Municipal Court serves more municipalities than any other joint court in Wisconsin. The Lake Country Municipal Court was formed in 1988 as the first shared multi-jurisdictional municipal court in Wisconsin. The founding member communities are: City of Oconomowoc, Towns of Merton, Oconomowoc and Summit and Villages of Chenequa, Hartland, Lac La Belle, Nashotah and Oconomowoc Lake. The Village of Dousman joined in 1999, followed by the Town of Lisbon in 2000, the Village of Sussex in 2002, the Town of Delafield in 2004 and the Village of Merton in 2007. The court serves, to a large extent, the northern and western portions of Waukesha County, Jefferson County communities of the Town of Ixonia (2004) and Village of Sullivan (2009) and Washington County’s Town of Erin (2005).