HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2012-3434 appointing a Presiding Judge and Alternate Judges to four-year termsORDINANCE NO. 2012 -
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AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING A PRESIDING JUDGE AND ALTERNATE JUDGES FOR
THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, FOR A TERM
OF FOUR YEARS? PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE] CONTAINING A
REPEALING CLAUSE? FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW?
CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE? AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
appoints Denise C. Mitrano as the Presiding Judge of the Municipal
Court of Record in the City of La Porte.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
appoints John Morgan as Alternate Judge of the Municipal Court of
Record in the City of La Porte.
Section 3. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
appoints Richard Risinger as Alternate Judge of the Municipal Court
of Record in the City of La Porte.
Section 4. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
appoints J.L. Jay as Alternate Judge of the Municipal Court of
record in the City of La Porte.
Section S. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
appoints Dick Gregg III as Alternate Judge of the Municipal Court
of Record in the City of La Porte.
Section 6. Each of the above appointees shall serve for a
term of four (4) years, effective October 1, 2012, and expiring on
September 30, 2016, and shall receive compensation as may be fixed
by City Council.
Section 7. 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
yaffect 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 8. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of such conflict only.
Section 9. The City Council officially finds, determines,
recites, and declares 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 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 and 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 10. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of such conflict only.
Section 11. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after
its passage and approval, and it is so ordered.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 10th day of September, 2012.
CITY OF
By:
Louis
Mayor
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AT T:
Patrice Fogar
City Secretary
APPROVED:
Clark T. Askins
Assistant City Attorney