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MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 2022.020
RELATING TO MUNICIPAL COURT; REVISING MARANA TOWN CODE TITLE 5
(MUNICIPAL COURT), CHAPTER 5-2 (MAGISTRATE DEPARTMENT), SECTION
5-2-1 (TOWN MAGISTRATE) TO PROVIDE THAT THE TOWN MAGISTRATE'S TERM
OF OFFICE SHALL BE FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF TWO YEARS; AND
DESIGNATING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS the Town of Marana has established the Marana Municipal Court
pursuant to A.R.S. § 22-402,and has established the position of Marana Town Magistrate
pursuant to A.R.S. § 22-403; and
WHEREAS Marana Town Code Section 5-2-1 provides that the Town Magistrate
shall be appointed to the Town Council to a two-year term; and
WHEREAS the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana find that the revisions
adopted by this ordinance are in the best interest of the Town of Marana and the general
public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF MARANA, as follows:
SECTION 1. Marana Town Code Title 5 (Municipal Court),chapter 5-2(Magistrate
department), section 5-2-1 (Town magistrate) is hereby amended as follows (with
deletions shown with strikeouts and additions shown with double underlining):
5-2-1 Town magistrate
There shall be appointed by the town council a town magistrate and those
assistants as are necessary for the performance of the office.The town council shall
enter into an employment contract with the town magistrate,which shall be for a
minimum period of two years. The town magistrate shall be appointed by the
town council to a two year term. During said term, the town magistrate and
assistant magistrates may be removed only for cause. The provisions of this
chapter shall not apply to magistrates pro tempore, special magistrates or acting
magistrates appointed by the council,for the purposes of hearing a particular case,
or as a substitute for the town magistrate in the town magistrate's absence.
SECTION 2. The various town officers and employees are authorized and directed
to perform all acts necessary or desirable to give effect to this ordinance.
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SECTION 3. All ordinances, resolutions, or motions and parts of ordinances,
resolutions,or motions of the Council in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed, effective as of the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be effective the 31st day after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA,
Arizona, this 18th day of October, 2022.
Mayor Ed Honea
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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David L. Udall, Town Clerk Ja'airall, Town Attorney
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MARANA AZ
ESTABLISHED 1973
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