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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,....~
WASHINGTON,AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF MMC IV-Q'
2.24.030; CHANGING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR
MARYSVILLE MUNICIPAL JUDGE;CHANGING THE
POSITION OF MARYSVILLE MUNICIPAL JUDGE FROM AN
APPOINTED POSITION TO AN ELECTED POSITION;
SETTING TERM AND COMMENCING DATE; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY;AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS,the City Council intendsto retainthe Municipal Court of the Cityof
Marysville to provide greater flexibility,consistency and accountability in adjudicating
enforcement of the Marysville Municipal Code;and
WHEREAS,the position of municipal judge for the Municipal Court of the City
of Marysvilleiscurrentlyan appointedpositionpursuantto RCW3.50.040;and
WHEREAS,the City Council,pursuantto authorizationsand provisionsof RCW
3.50.050,may by ordinance elect to make the position of municipal judge for the Municipal
Courtof the Cityof Marysvillean electedposition;and
WHEREAS,the CityCouncil findsthatthe court and the public will benefitfrom
morejudicial independence with anelected municipal judge; and
WHEREAS, the state contributes funds pursuant to RCW 2.56.030 towards
salaries of qualifying elected municipal court judges, and an elected municipal court judge for
Municipal Courtof the City of Marysville may,inthe future,qualifyforsuch contributions,
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NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON,DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I.MMC 2.24.030 Municipal jndge -Qualifications -Appointment.
is hereby amended to read as follows.
2.24.030 Municipal judge -Qualifications -Appointment.
A. A municipal judge shall be appointed by the Mayor as a part-time City employee
through December 31,2009.
The term of office of the first municipal judge shall expire on January 1,1986.The term of office
thereafter shall be four years,commencing on January 1st of each fourth year after 1986.
Appointments shall be made on or before December 1st of the year next preceding the year in
which the term commences.(Ord.1933 §2,1993;Ord.1420,1985).
B.The position of municipal judge shall be filled by election for the term
commencing on January 1, 2010, and every four years thereafter.The municipal judge shall be
elected in the same manner as other elective City officials are elected to office.The term of the
municipal judge shall be for four years. The Mayor shall not appoint a municipal judge pursuant
to paragraph A of this section for a term beyond December 31, 2009. Nothing in this section
shall limit the Mayor's authority to fill the position of municipal judge pursuant to MMC
..;1.15.078 or 2;1-5':2ffl:":J..::1'4·.0&0 a-n «.:I ..:1'-/.070 (13)
C. A person elected or appointed as municipal judge shall be a citizen of the United
States of America and of the state of Washington and a resident of Snohomish County; and an
attorney admitted to practice law before the courts of record of the state of Washington.
Section 2.Severability.
If any section,sentence,clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall
not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,sentence,clause or phrase of this
ordinance.
Section 3.Effective Date.
This ordinance,shall take effect five (5)days after passage and publication of an approved
summary thereof consisting of the title.
APPROVED:
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DENNIS L.KENDALL,Mayor
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APPROVED ASTO FORM:
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·'GRANT K.WEED,City Attorney
Date of Publication:..3.c2 4=f.(}t:"
Effective Date(5days after publication):,!..3.00
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