Item 6F & 6GCITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
Honorable Mayor and City Council. This presentation will cover Items 6F and 6G
related to the appointment and compensation of the Municipal Court Judge.
Item 6F & 6G
Item 6F : Ordinance No. 1037, 2nd
Reading, Appointing the Judge of the
Municipal Court of Record and
authorizing the Mayor to execute an
agreement with the Municipal Judge.
Item 6G : Approve Professional Services
Agreement with Municipal Court Judge
Carol Montgomery.
The purpose of these items are to request City Council approval of the second
reading of Ordinance No. 1037, Appointing the Judge of the Municipal Court of
Record and authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Municipal
Judge.
and
To request City Council approval of a Professional Services Agreement with
Municipal Court Judge Carol Montgomery to establish her compensation, benefits
and essential functions.
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Approving the Ordinance to appoint a Judge and approving the Agreement with
Judge Montgomery links to the City's Strategy map relative to the focus area of
Performance Management and Service Delivery and specifically to the corporate
objective of Collaborate with select business partners to implement service
solutions.
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Background
• Current Judge:
Carol Montgomery
— Appointed July, 2001
• Council Review:
Executive Session
June 6, 2012
Carol Montgomery currently services as Municipal Court Judge for the City of
Southlake. Judge Montgomery has served in this capacity since July, 2001.
City Council discussed the appointment, employment, evaluation and duties of the
Judge Carol Montgomery during Executive Session at the June 6, 2012 City Council
meeting. As a result of that discussion, City Council decided to re- appoint Carol
Montgomery as Southlake's Municipal Court Judge and provide her with a 5% pay
increase to her annual compensation.
Charter Requirements
Section 5.02:
• Council Appointed
• Licensed attorney in
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• 2 or more years
experience in Texas
• Two year term
Per Section 5.02 of the Southlake City Charter, the City Council shall by ordinance
appoint one or more judges of the Municipal Court. It goes on to describe the
qualifications and conditions of the position, which include:
• the individual must be a licensed attorney in good standing;
• Licensed to practice in the State of Texas
must have two or more years of experience in practicing law in Texas;
and
• that the judge shall serve a two -year term.
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Current Ordinance
• Ordinance No. 1006
• Appoints Judge
• Executes
Agreement
— Agreement changes must
be adopted by ordinance
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The current ordinance, Ordinance No. 1006, both appoints the Municipal Court
Judge and executes the agreement. This structure requires City Council approve
and adopt a new ordinance in order to make any compensation, benefit or other
changes to the Judge's agreement.
City Council has directed staff to modify the ordinance to appoint the Judge and
authorize the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Judge. This would allow the
agreement to be taken to City Council for approval as a separate agenda item and
allow City Council to adopt any changes to the agreement in the future without
requiring a new ordinance. The agreement, approved by City Council, would
establish the compensation, benefits and essential functions of the Judge. In order
to provide for this change, City Council must adopt a new ordinance.
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Ordinance No. 1037, included in the packet, authorizes the appointment of Carol
Montgomery to Municipal Court Judge for the City of Southlake through July 7,
2014. It also authorizes the Mayor to execute an agreement to establish the
compensation, benefits and essential functions of the Municipal Court Judge. If the
Ordinance passes, the agreement will be on the August 7, 2012 City Council
agenda for approval.
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Agreement
• Establishes
compensation, benefits
& essential functions:
— $44,100 Annual
Compensation
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If the Ordinance passes tonight, compensation, benefits and essential functions will
need to be established through an agreement. Based upon previous direction, the
agreement proposed tonight includes a 5% pay increase which equates to an
annual salary of $44,100 with no change in benefits. Judge Montgomery is
currently provided with limited benefits including participation in the City's
retirement program (TMRS), dues for professional memberships, and registration
costs for training programs.
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Financial Considerations
• Agreement includes a 5% increase over
previous salary.
Current Annual Salary: $42,000 + limited benefits
$44,100 + limited benefits
Proposed Annual Salary: (5% increase)
As I mentioned previously, the agreement includes an annual salary of $44,100 with
limited benefits.
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Staff Recommendation
Approve Ordinance No. 1037, 2nd Reading,
Appointing the Judge of the Municipal
Court of Record and authorizing the Mayor
to execute an agreement with the
Municipal Judge.
Approve Professional Services Agreement
with Municipal Court Judge Carol
Montgomery.
Staff recommends City Council approve the 2nd reading of Ordinance No. 1037,
Appointing the Judge of the Municipal Court of Record and authorizing the Mayor to
execute an agreement with the Municipal Judge.
And
Approve a professional standards agreement with Judge Montgomery.
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CITY OI
SOUTHLAKE
Stacey 4
Black • • • •
This completes the presentation on these items. I would be happy to answer any
questions you may have.
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