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SECTION 4.03(B) OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Sec. 4.03. - Municipal Court <br />a) A municipal court is established for the trial of misdemeanor offenses, with jurisdiction, <br />powers and duties as prescribed by ordinance and state laws. <br />(b) The city council shall appoint a presiding judge for the municipal court and any associate <br />judges it deems advisable. The presiding judge and each associate judge shall be a competent <br />and duly qualified and licensed attorney authorized to practice law in the State of Texas. The <br />presiding judge shall establish his or her principal physical residence in the city within 90 days <br />after appointment, and shall have his or her principal physical residence in the city <br />continuously thereafter while holding that office. The compensation of the judges shall be <br />fixed by the city council. <br />The presiding judge shall appoint a municipal court clerk and any assistants_ • ith the app) ^^' <br />of the eity eouneil. <br />TEXT AMENDMENT — FOR PROP "J" <br />SECTION 4.03(B) OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Sec. 4.03. - Municipal Court <br />a) A municipal court is established for the trial of misdemeanor offenses, with jurisdiction, <br />powers and duties as prescribed by ordinance and state laws. <br />(b) The city council shall appoint a presiding judge for the municipal court and any associate <br />judges it deems advisable. The presiding judge and each associate judge shall be a competent <br />and duly qualified and licensed attorney authorized to practice law in the State of Texas. The <br />presiding judge shall P--.q-t--Ah-J Lq-h his or- her prineipal physieal remsi dene e iffl- the eity within 90 da�,s <br />after- appointment, and shall have his or- hef pfi, i 'I ' I ' <br />,tinu^••s'T� thefeafte • while holding tha4 ^rte^ The compensation of the judges shall be <br />fixed by the city council. <br />The presiding judge shall appoint a municipal court clerk and any assistants -with the approval <br />of the city council. <br />TEXT AMENDMENT — FOR PROP "K" <br />0 <br />