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CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. 92-) -1995
AN ORDINANCE EXPANDING THE VAN BUREN MUNICIPAL COURT AND DUTIES OF
THE CITY ATTORNEY, ESTABLISHING A NEW MUNICIPAL COURT POSITION, AND
SETTING SALARIES.
WHEREAS, It is the desire of the Van Buren City Council that in the future
the Van Buren Municipal Court will become a full time position
and that the position of Van Buren Municipal Judge will become
a full time position; and
WHEREAS, Due to the growth of the City of Van Buren and its Police
Department and the increase in the number of City cases now
being heard in the Van Buren Municipal Court., it is necessary
to increase the number of court sessions in order to properly
adjudicate the present and expected case load; and
WHEREAS, In order to accommodate the increased City case load and .extra
court sessions and in order to better position the City of Van
Buren and its municipal court system for a future move to a full
time court, it is necessary to expand the position of Van Buren
City Attorney to a full time position, to create the position of
Municipal Court Case Coordinator and to set the initial salary
of the Case Coordinator and the salaries of the City Attorney
and Municipal Judge:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: THAT, at this time, the position of Van Buren Municipal Judge
shall remain a part time position, but in consideration of the
increase of the number of Court Sessions necessary to accommo-
date the City's increased case load, the initial annual salary of
the Van Buren Municipal Court Judge shall be set at $37,500.00
representing the City's share of the total salary.
SECTION 2: THAT the position of Van Buren City Attorney shall be
a full time position and that the initial salary of
Van Buren City Attorney shall be set at $40,000.00 The
current City Attorney shall not be prohibited from con-
tinuing to represent the cities of Alma and Mountain
burg in their city courts, so long as the said city
courts continue to be held after regular working hours.
SECTION 3: THAT the position of Municipal Court Case Coordinator
shall be established within the Van Buren Municipal
Court, said position to initially be a permanent, part
time position, to work a minimum of 30 hours per week,
with the initial annual salary set at $10,250.00 which
represents one -half of the total salary, the remainder
to be paid by the Municipal Judge from the proceeds
of his private practice.
SECTION 4: THAT in consideration of the payment of that portion
of the Case Coordinator's salary paid by the Municipal
IP Judge and as part of the total compensation package
afforded the Municipal Judge, the Municipal Judge shall
be allowed to utilize an office in the Municipal Com-
plex for the conduct of his private law practice until
such time as the position of Municipal Judge shall
become full time.
SECTION 5: THAT THE Municipal Court Case Coordinator's position,
the full time City Attorney's position, and the initial
annual salaries for the Case Coordinator, City Attorney
and Municipal Judge set out herein shall commence on
January 1, 1996.
SECTION 6: THAT the Municipal Court Case Coordinator, City
Attorney and Municipal Judge shall not participate in
the 5% cost of living raise if approved by the Van
Buren City Council to be effective for the year 1996.
SECTION 6: THAT the City Attorney fees collected by the Municipal
Court shall be spent to pay the general expenses of
the City.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER ,19 95
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MAYOR
ATTESTED: JJJ
CITY CLERK- TREASURER