0522NO.
'AMENDED
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE MUNICIPAL COURT IN
SOUTHLAKE AS A MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD AND ORDERING AN
ELECTION TO DETERMINE THE METHOD OF SELECTION OF A
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUELICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas is a home rule city
acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to
Article
the Local Government Code;
WHEREAS, Chapter 30 of
a municipality to establish
court of record; and
XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of
and
the Texas Government Code authorizes
its municipal court as a municipal
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake deems it
necessary to establish a municipal court of record to provide a
more efficient disposition of appeals from municipal court; and
WHEREAS, the
effective means to
Southlake; and
WHEREAS,
city Council wishes to provide for a more
enforce the ordinances and laws of the city of
Section 30.482(b) of the Texas Government Code
provides that an election must be held to determine the method of
selection of the judge of the municipal court of record.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
The City Council hereby establishes its municipal court as a
municipal court of record in order to provide a more efficient
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disposition of appeals from municipal court, and in order to more
effectively enforce its ordinances.
SECTION 2
This municipal court of record is established pursuant to the
authority granted in Subchapter (P) of Chapter 30 of the Government
Code of the State of Texas, and the terms set forth therein are
hereby adopted governing the operation of said court.
SECTION 3
The governing body of the City hereby calls an election to
determine the method of selection of the judges of the municipal
court of record. The qualified voters of the City shall vote on
the question of electing or appointing the judges of the municipal
court of record. This election shall be held on January 19, 1991,
which is the first succeeding uniform election date for which
sufficient time elapses for the holding of an election after the
passage of this ordinance.
SECTION 4
The method of selection approved by the qualified voters shall
be the method of selection of any judge of a court of record which
may be created in the future as an additional court, if the
governing body of the City, in the future, finds that additional
courts of record are
arising in the City.
necessary to dispose properly of the cases
A municipal judge
a licensed attorney in
City of Southlake or a contiguous city.
SECTION 5
in the Southlake
good standing and
court of record must be
must reside within the
A person may not serve as
s%ake\ord. 19 (9269(3)
municipal judge while that person holds other office or
employment with the city government. The City Council shall set
the salary of the municipal judge as set forth in Section 30.456(h)
of the Government Code. The City Council may appoint persons as
relief municipal judges and set their compensation as set forth in
Section 30.487 of the Government Code.
SECTION 6
The governing body of the City shall appoint a clerk of the
municipal court of record, who shall be known as the Municipal
Court Clerk. The Municipal Court Clerk shall serve at the pleasure
of the governing body,
Manager.
and under the supervision of the City
SECTION 7
The governing body of the city shall provide an official court
reporter to preserve a record in cases tried before the Southlake
Municipal Court of Record. The court reporter may use written
notes, transcription equipment, recording equipment, or a
combination of those methods to record the proceedings of the
Court. The court reporter is not required to record testimony in
a trial unless the judge or one of the parties requests a record.
SECTION 8
The municipal court of the City of Southlake shall become a
court of record from and after the 15th day of October, 1990.
SECTION 9
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
ordinances of the City of Southlake, Texas, except where the
provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the
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provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting
provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 10
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the city Council
that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of
this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such 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 in this ordinance of
any such unconstitutional
section.
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
SECTION 11
The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby directed
to publish the proposed ordinance or its caption and penalty
together with a notice setting out the time and place for a public
hearing thereon at least ten (10) days before the second reading
of this ordinance, and if this ordinance provides for the
imposition of any penalty, fine or forfeiture for any violation of
any of its provisions, then the City Secretary shall additionally
publish this ordinance in the official City newspaper one time
within ten days after passage of this ordinance, as required by
Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Southlake.
stake\ord. 19 (92690)
SECTION 12
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THIS /y DAY OF
4)-101J/WiLA) , 1990.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram ***INVOICE/AFFIDAVIT***INVOICE/AFFIDAVIT***
400 W.SEVENTH STREET• FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102
E STATE OF TEXAS
unty of Tarrant
Before me , a Notary Public in and for said County and State , this day
personally appeared Kelley Allard Billing Specialist for the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram , published by the Star-Telegram Inc . at Fort Worth , in Tarrant
County , Texas ; and who , after being duly sworn , did depose and say that the
following clipping of an advertisement was published in the above named
paper on the following dates :
DATE IN ro CHiuNE RATE AMOUNT
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ORDINANCE NO.542 o c tot
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Gary FIckes fsr � BONNE A. wpAMS
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l'brtorth Star-Telegram ***INVOICE/AFFIDAVIT***INVOICE/AFFIDAVIT***
400 W.SEVENTH STREET•FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102
E STATE OF TEXAS
_ _ unty of Tarrant
Before me , a Notary Public in and for said County and State , this day
personally appeared Dona Latta Billing Specialist for the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram , published by the Star-Telegram Inc . at Fort Worth , in Tarrant
County , Texas ; and who , after being duly sworn , did depose and say that the
following clipping of an advertisement was published in the above named
paper on the following dates :
DATE DESCRIPTION AD SIZE TOTAL RATE AMOUNT
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september 23 . .
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
TO ALL INTERESTED PER-
SONSTHATTHE CITY COUN-
CIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH-
LAKE TEXAS WILL BE
HOLDING A PUBLIC HEAR-
ING ON OCTOBER 2, 1990,
DURING THE REGULAR CI-
TY COUNCIL MEETING TO
BEGIN AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
OF CITY HALL,667 NORTH
CARROLL AVE NUE,SOUTH-
LAKE,TEXAS.
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BLISHING THE MU- AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME , HIS THE 2244t�hh DAY OF
CIPAL COURT IN NOTARY PUBLrf' S` ` embex, 1990.
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RECORD AND ORDER-
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DETERMINE THE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS
METHOD OF SELEC-
TION OF A MUNICIPAL
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