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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of such ordinances and Code, in which event such conflicting provisions of such ordinances and Code are hereby repealed SECTION 4.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 Assistant City A rney DATE ~` ~ ~1yv ADOPTED '~-I ~~ QO EFFECTIVE ~''a~ ~ ~o ~- 2 City of Fort Worth, Texas ~11~A~o~ And Caunc~l cammun~cAt~vn DATE 3/28/00 REFERENCE NUMBER G-12864 LOG NAME 12JUDGES PAGE 1 of 1 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 CB k Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Oft"ice ~y: (to) A ~ O V~~ Charles Boswell 8511 ('~+t ^( ~ ~/ T Originating Department Head: Cj~l 1 VV~~~V11.. MAR David Yett 7606 (from) 2S ?040 Additional Information Contact: ~., l~+a.u~./ City Socrotarp of the ns t David Yett 7606 ar City of Fo:t Worts, Adopted Orc~inanc~ !~lo, ~~