To: Mayor and City Council
From: Mark R. Hafner, City Manager
Subject:
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Consider a resolution a Professional Services Agreement for Interim Municipal Court Judge for the City of Keller, Texas, effective August 1, 2021.
Background:
The cities of Keller and Colleyville jointly administer and operate a regional municipal court. As such, both cities appoint a Regional Municipal Court Judge Selection Committee comprised of the Mayor and two councilmembers from each City to employ and evaluate a Municipal Court Judge and such associate judges as may be deemed necessary.
The cities have accepted the resignation of Municipal Court Judge Sara Jane del Carmen, effective July 31, 2021. The City Managers and Regional Municipal Court Judge Selection Committees from both cities met and recommend the appointment of an Interim Municipal Court Judge until such time as a permanent judge is selected. The attached Professional Services Agreement provides for the appointment of Judge Carol Montgomery to provide interim municipal court judge services, effective August 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 unless there is an appointment of a permanent regional municipal court judge prior to December 31, 2021.
The City of Colleyville will approve a similar resolution at their July 20, 2021 City Council Meeting.