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184 ORDINANCE 1988-55 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1988-7, WHICH CREATED A MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD, UNTIL FURTHER ACTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council created a Municipal Court of Record for the City of San Marcos effective January 21, 1988~ and, WHEREAS, as required by State law, the City held a referendum to determine the method of selection for the judge of the Municipal Court of Record; and, WHEREAS, the voters in said election voted in favor of elected judge of the Municipal Court of Record; and, having an WHEREAS, the City Council desires to carry out the City's business in the most fiscally responsible manner possible; and, WHEREAS, the cost of conducting a special election on the second Saturday in August, 1988, the next date prescribed by law on which to have an election, is estimated to be $10,000.00; and, WHEREAS, the Municipal Court of Record cannot be properly operated after that date without an elected judge; and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the term of the Municipal Court of Record Judge be concurrent with the terms of the City Council Members so that the regular elections for said judge will be held in conjunction with regular City Council elections in the future; and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the Municipal Court of Record judge be a full-time judge who does not engage in the private practice of law~ and, WHEREAS, the City Council believes that all of these matters can be resolved at the next session of the Texas Legislature which beg ins in January, 1989 ~ and, WHEREAS, the City Council believes that it is in the best interest of the City of San Marcos and its citizens that the Municipal Court of Record be temporarily suspended through the repeal of the Municipal Court of Record Ordinance until further action of the City Council~ now, there fore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY TEXAS: COUNCI L OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, PART 1. That the recitals found in the above preamble to this ordinance are adopted in their entirety as part of this ordinance for all intents and purposes. PART 2. That Ordinance No. 1988-7, which created a Municipal Court of Record for the City of San Marcos, be and it is hereby repealed until further action of the City Council. PART 3. That this Ordinance shall be in effect ten (10) days from and after its passage, and it shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area as required by the Charter of the City of San Marcos, Texas. PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading June 27, 1988. PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading July 11,1988. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ~~ l.l.9&jj~~ M~~~~~ I A~es t : --. /' ) y{ ) ~l Wfz:Jêff 'Øl ~ J¿¡;-;~ K. Womack Ci ty Secretary ~oved : ) ~.~~ Lamar W. Hankins City Attorney Published in the SAN MARCOS NEWS July 28, 1988.