HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4445 ' Repeals ORD's 1976, 2942, 3008, 3471
Amends ORD's 1927, 2845, 3875
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 4445
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTIONS 3-4-1.A, 3-4-3, 3-4-4, 3-4-7, 3-4-8, 3-4-9 AND
. 3-4-10 OF CFIAPTER 4, MUNICIPAL COURT, OF TITLE III
(DEPARTMENTS) , OF ORDINANCE N0. 4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON"
RELATING TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS: I�
SECTION I. Section 3-4-1 .A of Chapter 4, Municipal Court,
of Title III (Departments) , of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" is hereby
amended to read as follows :
3-4-1.A: COURT CREATED: There is hereby created and
established an inferior court to be known and designated as a
' municipal co.urt entitled The Municipal Court of the City of Renton,
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whi.ch court .shall have exclusive original criminal jurisdiction . of
all violations of City laws and shall have original jurisdiction of
all other actions brought to enforce or recover license penalties
or forfeitures declared or given by such City laws or by any state
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statutes . The Municipal Court shall further have jurisdiction and
shall exercise all powers granted by chapter 6 of said Justice '�
Court and other Inferior Court Reorganization Law (chapter 299,
laws of 1961 ) , together with such other powers and jurisdictions as
are generally conferred in this state by either common law or by
express statute upon said Municipal Court. The Judge of the
Municipal Court shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City, with
the confirmation or concurrence of a majority of the members of the
City Council, and such appointment to be for a term of four (4)
years, commencing January 15, 1962 . Succeeding appointments shall
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be made in like manner by the fifteenth day of December preceding
the end of every such four (4) year term. The person appointed as I
, Municipal Judge shall be a citizen of the United States and of the '�
state of Washington and an attorney duly admitted to practice law
before the courts of record of the state. Additional part-time
judges may be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the confirmation
or concurrence of a majority of the members of the City Council, in
the same manner as hereinbefore set forth, whenever public interest
and the administration of justice require the appointment of such
additional judges . '
SECTION II. Section 3-4-3 of Chapter 4, Municipal Court, of
Title III (Departments) , of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of
General Or.dinances of the City of Renton, Washington" is hereby
amended to. read :as follows :
3-4=3: JUDGES PRO TEM: The Mayor shall, subject �to
confirmation by a majority of the members of the City Council,
appoint Judges Pro Tem who shall act in the absence, disability or
temporary disqualification of the regular Municipal Court Judge, or
because of the number of types of cases there is a requirement, on
any particular day, for more than one judge. The Judges Pro Tem
' shall be qualified to hold the position of Judge of the Municipal
Court as provided for in Section 3-4-1 hereinabove.
� Such Pro Tem Judges shall receive the sum of thirty dollars I
( $30.. 00) per hour for handling the calendar on any regular or
special court day. Such compensation shall be adjusted
periodically as necessary so that the Municipal Court Pro Tem
Judges will receive the same compensation as District Court Pro Tem
Judges .
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' SECTION III. Section 3-4-4 of Chapter 4, Municipal Court, of
Title III (Departments) , of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of
GeneraT Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" is hereby
amended to read as follows :
3-4-4: DEPOSIT OF REVENUES: All fees, costs, fines,
' forfeitures and other monies imposed or collected by any Municipal
Court for the violation of any Municipal Law, together with any
. other revenues received by the Municipal Court, shall be deposited
with the Finance & Information Services Administrator as part of
the General Fund.
SECTION IV. Sections 3-417, 3-4-8, 3-4-9 and 3-4-10 of
Chapter 4, Municipal Court, of Title III (Departments) , of
Ordinance .No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City
of Renton, Washington" are hereby elimina.ted in their entirety.
SECTION V: This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and thirty days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 4th day of A ril , 1994 .
� Marily etersen, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 4th day of April , 1994..
E Clymer, May
Approve s to 0
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Lawrence J. Warr n, City Attorney • �
Date of Publication: April 8 , 1994
ORD. 364 : 3/4/94 :.as .
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