HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2020-3799 Reappoint Presiding Judge & Alt. Judges ORDINANCE 2020-3799
AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING A PRESIDING JUDGE AND ALTERNATE JUDGES
FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
TEXAS, FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2020, AND
EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE
OPEN MEETINGS ACT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
TEXAS:
Section 1.The City Council of the City of La Porte,Texas,hereby appoints Denise C.Mitrano
as the Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of La Porte, Texas.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, hereby appoints Dick H. Gregg,
III as Alternate Judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of La Porte,Texas.
Section 3. The City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, hereby appoints Chris Gore as
Alternate Judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of La Porte, Texas.
Section 4.The City Council of the City of La Porte,Texas,hereby appoints John C. Cardenas
as Alternate Judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of La Porte, Texas.
Section 5. Each of the above appointees shall serve for a term of four (4) years, effective
October 1, 2020,and expiring on September 30,2024,and shall receive compensation as may
be fixed by City Council.
Section 6. If any section, sentence,phrase, clause or any part of any section, sentence,phrase
or clause of this ordinance shall, for any reasons, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of
this City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence,phrase or clause, or part thereof, may
be declared invalid.
Section 7.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent
of such conflict only.
Section 8.The City Council officially finds, determines,recites, and declared that a sufficient
written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was
posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by
law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all
times during which this ordinance the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered
and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such
written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
Section 9: This ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval, and it is
so ordered.
PASSED AND APPROVED this, the 6A day of September, 2020.
CITY OF LA ' •RTE, TEXAS
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ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM
Le oodwar , ity Secretary Clark T. Askins, Asst. City Attorney