Agenda Packet 1-28-19 Work Session

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Attachment A {00293738;1 } 2.011 City Council - Appointment of Municipal Judge. (1) The presiding municipal judge shall be hired and accountable to the city council. The city council shall hire, supervise, and specify the salary of the presiding municipal judge, who shall serve at the pleasure of the city council. All city council decisions regarding the presiding municipal judge will be made by a simple majority vote of the city council. appointed in the manner provided in this section. (a) Prior to appointing the presiding municipal judge, the council shall cause contract(s) for the position to be prepared and advertised, and solicit applications for the position. The council shall review the applications, and by majority vote determine which of the applicants shall be referred to a screening committee nominated by the mayor and appointed by the council for interview. The screening committee shall be composed of one person from each of the following: the University of Oregon law school faculty; the Lane County public defender's office; the Lane County district attorney's office; the city's department of public safety; the city's human rights commission; the roster of local state or federal judges; and the city's municipal court staff. At the time of referral, the council shall indicate to the screening committee the number of finalists to be referred for consideration by the council. The screening committee shall interview the applicants and refer the finalists to the council. The council shall select the presiding municipal judge from among those finalists. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a), the council may re- appoint the incumbent presiding municipal court judge without first undertaking any of the actions specified in subparagraph (a). (2) The performance of the presiding municipal judge shall be evaluated: (a) Through an informal self-evaluation submitted to the council annually; (b) Through an informal evaluation submitted to the council every two years; and (c) Through a formal evaluation, conducted every four years by an evaluation committee. The informal evaluation shall consist of a completed self-evaluation form, together with evaluation forms completed by representatives of the department of public safety, the city prosecutor's office, and the public defender's office. The formal evaluation process shall include a public hearing. Members of the evaluation committee shall be nominated by the mayor and appointed by the council. The committee shall be composed of not less than five persons, including at least one member of the human rights commission, two attorneys familiar with the municipal court, and two other persons generally familiar with the judicial system. The evaluation report shall be submitted to and accepted by the council. The salary of the presiding municipal judge shall be reviewed as part of the city's budget process, and a written recommendation of the proposed rate shall be submitted to the council. January 28, 2019, Work Session – Item 2