§ 24. Appointment of municipal judge.

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A judge shall be appointed by the city council to serve for a term of two years. He/she may be removed for incompetency, misconduct, or malfeasance. He/she shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the council from time to time. The judge shall be the judge of the municipal court which shall have the jurisdiction and shall be conducted in the manner prescribed and authorized by law. All costs and fines imposed by the municipal court, or by any court in cases appealed from judgments of the municipal court, shall be paid into the city treasury for the use and benefit of the city.

( Ord. No. 13,026 , § 12, 11-16-15)

Editor's note

Section 12 of Ord. No. 13,026 , adopted Nov. 16, 2015, changed the title of § 24 from "Appointment of municipal judge and clerk" to read as herein set out.

State law reference

Municipal court, V.T.C.A., Government Code § 29.001 et seq.

                    
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