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Item # 21.

Council Meeting 2023

Meeting Date:	10/25/2022
Department:	Municipal Court
Pillars:	Gold Standard in Customer Service
Milestones:	Promote and protect the Addison Way

AGENDA CAPTION:

Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on the Ordinances to Reappoint Larry Dwight as Presiding Municipal Judge to the Addison Municipal Court of Record #1, Reappoint Cass Callaway and Appoint George "Buck" Johnson as Alternate Municipal Judges to the Addison Municipal Court of Record #1 and Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute the Agreements.

BACKGROUND:

The Presiding Municipal Judge and the Alternate Municipal Judges are appointed to two-year terms with the current terms expiring on December 31, 2022.

Judge Larry Dwight has served as a Municipal Court Judge for the past thirty-six years, specifically serving as a Presiding Judge for the last 16 terms. Judge Cass Callaway has served as one of the Alternate Municipal Court Judges for the term ending December 31, 2022. Buck Johnson will be appointed as Alternate Municipal Court Judge with an initial term beginning immediately at the passage of this Ordinance and continuing through December 31, 2022. Buck will be completing the 2020-2022 term of Judge Danielle Dulaney taking 50% of the weekends through the end of the year due to Judge Dulaney being anavailable to preside during this time.

The judges will complete their evaluation by the City Council during an executive session at the October 25, 2022 Council Meeting. If approved, the judges will be appointed for a new term of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024.

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Ordinance - Municipal Court Judge Appointment 2022 Dwight
Ordinance - Municipal Court Judge Appointment 2022 Calloway
Ordinance - Municipal Court Judge Appointment 2022 Johnson