HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 20611COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 20611
COUNCIL BILL 5204
1N ORDINANCE CONCERNING APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING
MUNICIPAL BUDGE AND AMENDING SECTION 2.0110F THE
EUGENE CODE, 1971.
ADOPTED: April 15, 2019
SIGNED: April 16, 2019
PASSED:8
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EFFECTIVE: May 17,2019
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ORDINANCE NO. 20611
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING
MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND AMENDING SECTION 2.011 OF THE EUGENE
CODE, 1971.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2.011 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as
follows:
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.
(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.
Section 2. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the consent of the City
Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein,
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or in other provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added, amended or
repealed herein.
Passed by the City Council this
15th day of April, 2019
-Dzfl� City Recorder
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Approved by the Mayor this
IU day of April, 2019
Mayor