(a) There shall be a Municipal Court which shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all cases arising under this Charter or the ordinances of the Town. The powers of and the procedure in such Municipal Court and the manner of enforcement of its orders and judgments, shall be such as is provided for under the Statutes of the State of Colorado, and the present ordinances of the Town with respect to police magistrates, except, as may be otherwise provided in this Charter or by ordinance hereafter enacted. The Council shall have the power to provide for juries for service in the Municipal Court. The Council shall provide a suitable place and all supplies and personnel necessary for the proper functioning of the Court.

(b) The Municipal Court shall be presided over and its functions exercised by one or more Municipal Judges, appointed by the Council for a term to be at the pleasure of the Council. A Municipal Judge shall receive a fixed salary or compensation not dependent upon the outcome of the matters to be decided, and to be fixed by the Council from time to time. If a Municipal Judge is absent or unable to act in any manner or case, the Mayor shall call any eligible person to act and serve temporarily, and if he or she fail to, or cannot call in a substitute, the Council shall appoint a substitute. Qualifications for Municipal Judges shall be established by ordinance.