Item 4D - MemoCITY OF
SOUTH LAKE
MEMORANDUM
September 12, 2022
To: Shana Yelverton, City Manager
From: Sharen Jackson, Chief Financial Officer
Subject: Resolution No. 20-024, Appoint a Municipal Court Clerk
Action
Requested: City Council approval of Resolution No. 22-024, appointing a new
Municipal Court Clerk.
Background The Southlake Municipal Court, as a Court of Record, is required
Information: to have a Municipal Clerk appointed to be the record keeper of the
court. With the promotion of the previous Court Clerk, Jodi Bolton
was promoted to Municipal Court Manager. Staff is recommending
City Council appoint Jodi Bolton as the new Municipal Clerk.
Financial
Considerations: None
Strategic Link: L3 Attract, develop, and retain a skilled workforce.
Citizen Input/
Board Review: None required
Legal Review: None
Alternatives: Approve or deny resolution.
Supporting
Documents: Supporting documents include the following items:
■ Resolution No. 22-024
Staff
Recommendation: Approval of Resolution No. 22-024
4D
RESOLUTION NO. 22-024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, APPOINTING
THE SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, APPOINTING A MUNICIPAL COURT
CLERK, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Chapter 30 of the Texas Government Code, which governs the
Municipal Court of Record of the City of Southlake, provides that the governing
body of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who shall be
known as the municipal clerk; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 522, section (6) of the city, which establishes the
Southlake Municipal Court, further provides that the clerk shall serve under the
supervision of the City Manager; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake feels it is in the best
interest of the city to approve the appointment of a municipal court clerk; now
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
Section 1. that the above premises are found to be true and correct and are
incorporated into the body of the resolution as if copied in their
entirety.
Section 2. that Jodi Bolton is hereby appointed by the City Council to serve as
a Municipal Court Clerk, as recommended by the city manager.
Section 3. that the appointment is hereby effective upon passage of this
resolution by the City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 20t" DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022.
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
John Huffman, Mayor
ATTEST:
Amy Shelley, TRMC
City Secretary