HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2009-015 ORDINANCE NO. 2009-15
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 8 COURTS AND
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RELATIVE TO THE TERM OF
APPOINTMENT FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE;
REAPPOINTMENT OF THE CURRENT MUNICIPAL
COURT JUDGE FOR A TWO (2) YEAR TERM; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine Municipal Court of Record was created by the
Texas Legislature in 1991; and
WHEREAS, the Special Law for the Grapevine Municipal Court was revised and
amended by the Texas Legislature in 1999 to require the Municipal Court Judge to be
appointed by the City Council upon completion of the term for which the current
Municipal Court Judge was elected; and
WHEREAS, the current Municipal Court Judge, the Honorable David Florence,
was most recently reappointed to a four (4) year term that expires on May 5, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Section 30.006(b) of the Government Code requires the City Council
to approve an ordinance authorizing appointment of the Municipal Court Judge;
approving the term, and providing for the compensation of the Municipal Court Judge,
and to provide for the appointment of Alternate Judges.
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine desires to reappoint the current Municipal
Court Judge, the Honorable David Florence, for an additional two (2) year term,
commencing on May 5, 2009.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and
correct and are incorporated herein for all purposes.
Section 2. That the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Section 8-2 (f)
be deleted and replaced in its entirety to read as follows and that the remainder of the
section be renumbered from (h) and (i) to (g) and (h):
"(f) The term for the Judge of the Municipal Court shall be for a two (2) year
term, commencing on the 5th day of May, 2009."
Section 3. That the public importance of this measure creates an emergency
and an imperative public necessity, and this ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force and effect immediately upon its passage; and all ordinance and/or charter rules
requiring ordinances to be considered and passed at more than one meeting or session
are hereby dispensed with for the purpose of adopting this ordinance as an emergency
ordinance, and this ordinance shall take effect and be in force and effect from and after
its final passage, as provided by the Charter of the City.
Section 4. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council of
the City of Grapevine, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases 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 or invalidity shall not affect any
of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or sections of this ordinance
since the same would have been enacted by the City Council of the City of Grapevine
without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional or invalid phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of its
passing.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, on this the 5th day of May, 2009.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Linda Huff
City Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
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