HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2999 - Amends Sec. 2.24.030, municipal judge qualifications and appointment (2.24)CITY OF MARYSILLE
Marysville, Washington
ORDINANCE NO. 2 'f'Jj
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE AMENDING SECTION
2.24.030(5) OF THE MARYSVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING
SALARY FOR MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE, PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, RCW 3.50.080 requires that the salary for municipal court judges be established by
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the city is eligible to receive partial funding for municipal court judge salaries if it
complies with the requirements in RCW 2.56.030 which includes a requirement to set the municipal court
judge's salary at a rate equivalent to at least ninety-five percent, but not more than one hundred percent,
of a district court judge salary; and
WHEREAS, the salary of district court judges is set by the Washington Citizens' Commission on
Salaries for Elected Officials; and
WHEREAS, City has historically compensated the municipal court judge at 95% of a
district court judge's salary and this is consistent with other cities' practices.
WHEREAS, The City Council desires that the Marysville Municipal Court Judge's salary be
adjusted automatically to reflect future adjustments made by the Washington Citizen's Commission on
Salaries for Elected Officials.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHING TON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.24.030 of the municipai code is amended as set forth in Exhibit "A."
SECTION 2. Severnbility. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
word of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
word of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective five days after
the date of its publication by summary.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this /5~
September 2015.
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
By r~
day of
MAYOR
Attest: /Z; /Jg By~l!f"-=-------"'-11;// ffiJ--'----,.------. -
Yll"fo CITY CLERK
Approved as to from:
By ~L~
I}po1tfvi CITY ATTORNEY
Date of publication: t/-/7-/S'-
Effective Date (5days after publication): l:J-2 V-6 .-
EXHIBIT A
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(1) 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.
(2) The position of a full-time 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. Nothing in this
section shall limit the mayor's authority to fill the position of municipal judge pursuant to MMC 2.24.060.
(3) Additional Judges. Additional full-or part-time municipal judge positions may be filled when the public
interest and the administration of justice make such additional judge or judges necessary, and so long as that
procedure is in compliance with state statutes, such as RCW 3.50.055.
(4) On or before April 1, 2010, the mayor may appoint an additional part-or full-time judge for the term
commencing January 1, 2010, and expiring December 31 , 2013. Said additional judicial position shall be an
elected position and shall be filled by election for any subsequent term.
(5) The elected position(s) of a full time municipal judge shall be compensated at a rate equi'Jalent to at least
95 percent, but not more than 100 percent, of a district court judge salary or, for a part time judge, on a pro rata
basis the same equivalent Commencing September 1, 2015. and thereafter on the first day of September of
each successive year. the salarv paid the Marvsville Municipal Court Judge shall automatically be adjusted to a
rate equivalent to 95% of a district court judge salarv as set by the WBshington Citizens' Commission on
Salaries for Elected Officials for the succeeding year.
(6) 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.