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and duties of the office while acting for the presiding judge. (c) The presiding judge and associate municipal judges shall: (1) Hold court within the city at a place designated by the city council; (2) Follow all rules of procedure contained in the city ordinances and state law; (3) Enter on the docket of the municipal court of record over which the municipal judge presides, appropriate notations of the disposition of each case; (4) Take judicial notice of state law, ordinances and corporate limits of the municipality. (5) Have authority to preside over any municipal court of record of the city, and may exchange benches with other judges; and (d) The presiding judge and the associate municipal judge have all other powers and duties assigned to a municipal judge by the City Charter, other City ordinance, Chapters 29 and 30 of the Texas Government Code, Chapter 45 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, or other state law. (e) The presiding judge and associate municipal judge may grant writs of mandamus, attachment, or other writs necessary to the enforcement of a jurisdiction of the court and may issue writs of habeas corpus in cases in which the offense charged is within the jurisdiction of the court. A municipal judge is a magistrate and may issue administrative search warrants. (f) The presiding judge shall have the following additional duties and powers: (1) Provide for equal distribution of cases and work load among the associate municipal judges; (2) Have the power to transfer cases and to assign associate municipal judges to preside over various cases; (3) Supervise and control the operation and clerical functions of the court, including the court's personnel during the proceedings of the court; and (4) Provide at least one performance evaluation annually of each associate municipal judge. Sec. 55.05. Municipal Court Clerk Appointment. (a) The city manager or his designee shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who shall be known as the court administrator and shall appoint such other municipal court clerks as he may, in his discretion, deem appropriate. (b) The clerk and other court personnel perform their duties under the direction and control of the presiding judge. (c) The court administrator may hire and remove the personnel authorized in the city's annual budget for the municipal court clerk's office. (d) The city council may provide deputy clerks, warrant officers, and other personnel as needed for the proper operation of the courts. Sec. 55.06. Municipal Court Clerk Powers and Duties (a) The court administrator or his deputy shall keep the records of municipal courts of record, 3