HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2014-077 Appointment of Magistrates Pro Tempore for Municipal CourMARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -077
RELATING TO MUNICIPAL COURT; APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID
BERKMANN AND TED B. BOREK AS MAGISTRATES PRO TEMPORE FOR THE
MARANA MUNICIPAL COURT; AND INCREASING THE RATE OF PAY FOR ALL
MAGISTRATES PRO TEMPORE SERVING- THE MARANA MUNICIPAL COURT
WHEREAS Section 5 -2 -1 of the Marana Town Code provides that the Town Council
may appoint special magistrates or acting magistrates, also known as magistrates pro tempore,
for the purposes of hearing a particular case or acting as the Town Magistrate in the Town Mag-
istrate's absence; and
WHEREAS on August 5, 2014, via Resolution No. 2014 -066, the Town Council appoint-
ed Kenneth Bowman, David Dingledine and Eugene Hays as magistrates pro tempore for terms
beginning September 1, 2014, and expiring August 31, 2016, and directed that they shall be paid
at the rate of $125.00 per half-day and $250.00 per full -day of service, as independent contrac-
tors to the Town; and
WHEREAS the Town Council, upon recommendation of the Town Magistrate, the Hon-
orable Charles Davies, has determined that it is necessary to appoint additional qualified individ-
uals to serve as magistrates pro tempore on an as- needed basis in the Marana Municipal Court;
and
WHEREAS the Town Magistrate solicited applications for magistrates pro tempore and
based upon applications received and reviewed by the Town Magistrate, recommends that the
Town Council appoint David Berkman and Ted B. Borek to serve as magistrates pro tempore on
an as- needed basis; and
WHEREAS the Town Council finds that these individuals meet the qualifications im-
posed by Arizona law and possess the requisite skill and character to perform as magistrates pro
tempore; and
WHEREAS the Town Council, upon recommendation of Judge Davies, has determined
that it is necessary to increase the rates of pay for all magistrates pro tempore serving the Marana
Municipal Court.
Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR. AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
Marana Resolution 2014-077
SECTION 1. The Town Council hereb appoints David Berkman and 'fed B. Borek to
serve as ma pro tempore on an as-needed basis, with term's effective September 1, 2014
throu Au 31, 201.6.
SECTION 2. The Town Council hereb rescinds Section 3 of Resolution No. 2014-066
and directs that all ma pro tempore servin the Marana Municipal Court shall be paid at
the rate of $150.00 per half-da and $300.00 per full-da of service, as temporar emplo of
the Town.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANAI, ARIZONA, this 2nd da of September, 2014.
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