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municipal judge and associate municipal judge shall be evaluated by an evaluation committee. The evaluation process shat 1 i ncl ude a publ i c hearing. Members of the evaluation committee shal 1 be nominated by the mayor and appointed by the council . The committee shat 1 be composed of one person from each of the f of l owi ng: the University of Oregon 1 aw school faculty; the lane County pubs i c defender's office; the lane County district attorney's office; the city's human rights commission; and the roster of local state or federal judges. The evaluation report shall be submitted to and accepted by the council . Sai ari es of the presiding municipal judge and associate municipal judge shall be reviewed as part of the city's budget process, and a wri tten recommendation of proposed rates shall be submitted to the council. Section 2. Sections 2.113 and 2.116 of the Eugene Code, 1911, are amended to provide: 2.713 Munici a1 Court - Presidin and Associate Munici a1 Jud e• Qual i f i cati ans and Term of Office. unr~ iinrrrr~~n.~rww+.rww.nwwww...~ ~ 1 } Except as provided i n this section the presiding municipal judge and associate municipal judge shall be appointed by the council for a term of four years, who shall be independent contractors, and not officers or employees of the city. Each shall be an active member of the Oregon State Bar with at 1 east five years experience as a practi ci ng attorney. The presiding municipa] judge shall be a resident of or maintain a principal office within the city. ~2} Should the position of presiding or associate municipal judge became vacant for whatever cause, the council shall appoint an acting presiding or associate municipal judge from among the assistant municipal judges then serving i n municipal court to serve unti 1 such time as a qual i f i ed successor i s selected to complete the unexpired portion of the term of appointment. The successor to be selected as provided in subsection ~9} of section 2.011 of this chapter. ~3 } Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection ~ 1 } of thi s section, the position of presiding municipal judge or associate municipal judge is vacant when the person filling the position: ~a} resigns, dies or is incapacitated; fib} ceases to be an active member in good standing of the Oregon State Bar; ~c} ,ceases to be a res i dent of or mai ntai n a pri nci pal office w~th~n the city; ar ~d} i s removed by action of the counci 1, with or without cause, upon 10 days written notice. 2.116 Municipal Court -Assistant Judges: Appointment and Compensation. ~1} The presiding municipal judge, in consultation with the associate municipal judge, i s hereby authorized to appoint assistant municipai 3udges, frarn active members of the Oregon State Bar Association, approved by that Association and i n good standing, as he or she shall determine necessary from time to time to hold office and conduct sessions of the municipal court. ~ 2 } Upon recommendation of the presiding municipal judge, the city Ordinance - 2