HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 14148ORDINANCE NO _ I ~ ~ ~,~
AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING NINFA MARES, STEVEN WILLIAMSON, LARRY
REED, SHARON NEWMAN-STANFIELD, J DANIEL RODGERS, JENNIFER S
RYMELL, JO ANN REYES AND ALICIA JOHNSON AS MUNICIPAL JUDGES FOR A
TWO YEAR TERM COMMENCING APRIL 1, 2000 AND ENDING MARCH 31, 2002
OR UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS QUALIFIED AND APPOINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
STATE LAW, DESIGNATING NINFA MARES AS CHIEF JUDGE AND STEVEN
WILLIAMSON AS DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That Ninfa Mares, Steven Willliamson, Larry Reed, Sharon Newman-Stanfield, J
Daniel Rodgers, Jennifer S Rymell, Jo Ann Reyes and Alicia Johnson be appointed as
Municipal Judges for a two year term commencing April 1, 2000 and ending March 31, 2002
or until a successor is qualified and appointed in accordance with state law
SECTION 2
That Ninfa Mares be designated as Chief Judge and that Steven Williamson is
designated as Deputy Chief Judge
SECTION 3
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 the provisions
of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and Code,
in which event such conflicting provisions of such ordinances and Code are hereby
repealed
SECTION 4.
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 unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section
SECTION 5
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, and it is
so ordained
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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3/28/00 REFERENCE NUMBER
G-12864 LOG NAME
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SUBJECT ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING THE MUNICIPAL JUDGES FOR ATWO-YEAR
TERM COMMENCING APRIL 1, 2000 AND DESIGNATING A CHIEF JUDGE AND
DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Adopt the attached ordinance appointing Ninfa Mares, Steven Willliamson, Larry Reed, Sharon
Newman-Stanfield, J Daniel Rodgers, Jennifer S Rymell, Jo Ann Reyes and Alicia Johnson as
Municipal Judges for atwo-year term commencing April 1, 2000 and ending March 31, 2002, or until
a successor is qualified and appointed in accordance with state law; and
2 Designate Ninfa Mares as Chief Judge and Steven Williamson as Deputy Chief Judge.
DISCUSSION
Chapter 30, Section 30 00006(b) of the Government Code under the Uniform Municipal Court Act
requires the governing body of the municipality to .appoint its municipal judges by ordinance The
adoption of the ordinance would reappoint the current sitting judges Ninfa Mares, Steven Willliamson,
Larry Reed, Sharon Newman-Stanfield, J Daniel Rodgers, Jennifer S Rymell, Jo Ann Reyes and Alicia
Johnson pursuant to Section 30 00006(b) of the Government Code and designate the Chief and Deputy
Chief Judge pursuant to Section 30 00007 of the Government Code
On March 7, 2000, the Municipal Court Advisory Committee voted to recommend to the City Council the
above listed persons for reappointment as municipal judges and as the Chief Judge and Deputy Chief
Judge
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds
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