HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 23605-03-2019ORDINANCE NO.23605-03-2019
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PAY RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR MUNICIPAL
COURT JUDGES CHARLES T. ATKINSON, ANDREW T. BRADSHAW, RAQUEL D.
BROWN, ANN Y. COLLINS, CLAUDIA A. MARTINEZ, ROBERT NEEL MCDONALD,
PATRICIA L. SUMMERS, DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE SIMON GONZALEZ, AND CHIEF
JUDGE JAMES D. RODGERS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Section 30.00006 (h) of the Texas Government Code provides that the
governing body of the municipality shall determine the salary of the municipal judges;
WHEREAS, Section 10-2 of the City Code states that the Ad Hoc Municipal Court
Advisory Committee shall make recommendations to the city council on all matters relating to
the municipal court judges; and
WHEREAS, the Ad Hoc Municipal Court Advisory Committee recommended that the
Municipal Judges, Deputy Chief Judge and Chief Judge listed below receive a 7% pay rate
adjustment for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 and an additional 7% pay rate adjustment for Fiscal Year
2018-2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Municipal Judges Charles T. Atkinson, Andrew T. Bradshaw, Raquel D. Brown,
Ann Y. Collins, Claudia A. Martinez, Robert Neel McDonald, Patricia L. Summers, Deputy
Chief Judge Simon Gonzalez, and Chief Judge James D. Rodgers receive a 7% pay rate
adjustment for Fiscal Year 2018-2019, with a new pay rate set at: $56.93 per hour for Fiscal
Year 2018-2019 for Municipal Judges Charles T. Atkinson, Raquel D. Brown, Ann Y. Collins
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and Patricia L. Summers; $59.37 per hour for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 for Municipal Judges
Andrew T. Bradshaw, Claudia A. Martinez, and Robert Neel McDonald; a new pay rate set at
$61.53 per hour for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 for Deputy Chief Simon Gonzalez; and a new pay
rate set at $71.56 for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 for Chief Judge James D. Rodgers, effective April 1,
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SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where provisions of this ordinance are in
direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and Code, in which event such conflicting
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SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared void, ineffective or
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such
ineffectiveness or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by
the City Council without the incorporation herein of any such void, ineffective or
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SECTION 4.
The pay adjustment provided under this ordinance shall take effect April 1, 2019.
APPRWED AS TO FORM:
1. 4a- t Coleman Brown
Assistant City Attorney
Mary J. Kay
City Secretary
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 3/1912019 - Ordinance No. 23606-03-2019
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DATE: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 REFERENCE NO.: G-19511
LOG NAME: 38PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR SEVEN MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Establishing Pay Rate Adjustments for Seven Municipal Judges, Deputy Chief Judge,
and Chief Judge to be Effective April 1, 2019 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached ordinance establishing pay rate adjustments for seven Municipal Judges, Deputy
Chief Judge, and Chief Judge to be effective April 1, 2019.
DISCUSSION:
Section 30.00006(h) of the Texas Government Code requires the City Council to set the salary for the
Municipal Judges. On May 15, 2018, the Ad Hoc Municipal Court Advisory Committee voted unanimously
to recommend to the City Council a 7% pay rate adjustment in FY 2018, and an additional 7% pay rate
adjustment in FY 2019, for a total of a 14% pay rate adjustment over a two year period for the Municipal
Judges, the Deputy Chief Judge and the Chief Judge. Ordinance No. 23229-06-2018 (M&C No. G-19293)
was adopted by the City Council on June 5, 2018 giving the judges listed below a 7% pay rate adjustment.
M&C G-19293 stated that a separate M&C would be submitted in FY 2019 for the additional 7% pay rate
adjustment for the 2019 Fiscal Year. The attached ordinance would provide for the 7% pay rate
adjustment for FY 2019, to become effective on April 1, 2019. The new pay rate adjustment will set the FY
2019 hourly pay rate for the Deputy Chief Judge, Chief Judge and seven Municipal Judges as follows:
$56.93 per hour for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 for Municipal Judges Charles T. Atkinson, Raquel D. Brown,
Ann Y. Collins and Patricia L. Summers;
$59.37 per hour for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 for Municipal Judges Andrew T. Bradshaw, Claudia A.
Martinez, and Robert Neel McDonald;
$61.53 per hour for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 for Deputy Chief Simon Gonzalez;
$71.56 for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 for Chief Judge James D. Rodgers.
The total estimated salary cost for the seven Municipal Court Judges for the remainder of the Fiscal Year
2018 - 2019 is $483,845.44. The total estimated salary cost for the Deputy Chief Judge position for the
remainder of the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 is $63,986.00. The total estimated salary cost for the Chief Judge
position for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2018-2019 is $74,412.94, for a total estimated cost of
$622,244.38.
This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that upon the approval of the recommendation adoption of the attached
ordinance, funds are available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the General Fund.
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CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for Citv Manager's Office bv:
Oriainatina Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
Valerie Washington (6199)
Theresa Ewing (7461)
Danny Rodgers (6717)
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