HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2023-3950ORDINANCE NO. 2023-3950
AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING A PRESIDING JUDGE AND ALTERNATE JUDGE FOR THE
MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; 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 Janikka E.
Bratton as the Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of La Porte, Texas, for
the remainder of the unexpired four (4) year term established in Ordinance 2020-3799 for the office
of Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of La Porte, Texas, effective
September 25, 2023, due to the resignation of Denise C. Mitrano from such office.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, hereby appoints Denise C.
Mitrano as Alternate Judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of La Porte, Texas, for a
term of two (2) years, which term shall commence on September 2-5, 2023, and expire on September
30, 2025.
Section 3. The Presiding Judge shall receive compensation as may be fixed by the City
Council.
Section 4. 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.
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Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of such conflict only.
Section 6. 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 Law, Chapter 5 51, 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 7: This ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval, and
it is so ordered.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 11 th day of September 2023.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Clark T. Askins, City Attorney