Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Appointing the Presiding Judge and Associate Judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of McKinney, Texas; Providing that this Ordinance Shall be Cumulative of all Ordinances; Providing a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date
Summary
This is strictly a procedural matter required for the Municipal Court of Record due to the City Council’s recent enactment of the ordinance creating the statutory court.
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
MEETING DATE: July 16, 2019
DEPARTMENT: Municipal Court
CONTACT: Paul G. Grimes, City Manager
Steve Tilton, Assistant City Manager
Mark S. Houser, City Attorney
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approval
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Judge Roger Dickey and Judge Claire Petty currently serve as presiding judge and associate judge, respectively, and will continue to do so as a part of this procedural ordinance.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• At its June 18, 2019 meeting, the City Council passed an ordinance converting the City’s municipal court into a statutory municipal court of record.
• State law requires that any judge serving at a municipal court of record be appointed by ordinance by the city’s governing body.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• N/A