HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 09 - Municipal Court Judge MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: APRIL 15, 2025
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE REAPPOINTING ALAN WAYLAND AS
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider an ordinance reappointing Judge Alan Wayland
as the City's Municipal Court Judge for a two-year term beginning May 1,
2025.
FUNDING SOURCE: Funds are available in the General Fund (Fiscal Services)
BACKGROUND: Prior to September 1, 1999, the operation of the municipal court was
governed by Section 30.01011 of the Texas Government Code. The
municipal judge was required to be elected for a term of not less than two
years or more than four years as determined by city ordinance.
Upon passage of House Bill 731, effective September 1, 1999, the Texas
Legislature repealed this law and replaced it with the Uniform Municipal
Courts of Record Act (Section 30.00001 Government Code), which now
governs all Texas Municipal Courts of Record. Under this law, which
supersedes any city ordinance or charter provision, the city council must
appoint by ordinance the municipal judge and provide for a definite term of
either two or four years.
Judge Alan Wayland has served as the municipal judge since 2015 and
he meets the qualifications for judge as required in Section 30.01014
Government Code.
The municipal judge is included as one of the City's employment positions
which is appointed by the City Council. As with similar appointees, pay
and benefits are established by the City Council each year during the
approval of the fiscal year budget.
Staff recommends the reappointment of Judge Alan Wayland as the City's
municipal judge for another two-year term.
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, APPOINTING ALAN WAYLAND AS
THE 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 City Council wishes to reappoint the current
Municipal Court Judge, the Honorable Alan Wayland, for an additional two (2) year term,
commencing on May 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, all constitutional and statutory prerequisites for the approval of this
ordinance have been met, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act and Chapter
211 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems the adoption of this ordinance to be in the best
interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
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 City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, hereby
reappoints Alan Wayland to serve a two (2) year term as Municipal Court Judge,
commencing on the 1st day of May, 2025.
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 the fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City
of Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety,
morals, peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas,
creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business,
property, health, safety and general welfare of the public which requires that this
ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its final passage, and it
is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, on the 15th day of April, 2025.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Tara Brooks
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Matthew C.G. Boyle
City Attorney
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