City Council

#e6 t?-B a , ls'l Council Agenda Itern No. Vil C. )r)' ^' ,"r*"f** $r'1"* COUNCIL N{Eiv{O NO. 7 3 8 ,ttr{^'1b6 Febiuary 2 l, 196 8 TO: Maycr and City lr,fanager FRO\.4: Citl, 1Y1rr.ager SUBJECT: Arnendrnent of Ordinance, Title 2I, -section 14. 14 A Traffic Viol-ations Bureau is presently providecl for by City ordinance, to assist the \4unicipal Court rvith the clerical rrork associated rvith traffic cases. The Bureau also provides a rnethod r,vhereby persons cited by traffic tickets trlay pay said tickets by rnail or in person, if they choose not to contest the citations in court. As the ordinance now stands it refers to thetrJudge of the Traffic Divisionr'. .As you are awal'e, the Council has by ordinance r:eorganized the court systerrr, abolishing the position of Traffic iudge, and creatlng the positions of Municipal Judge and. Associate Judges. Since the City no longer has one person designated as Judge of the Traffic Division and to clarify this ordinance to properlyr rsllect the structure of the court systern, we suggest that the language contained in the ordinance referring to the Traffic Division Judge be replaced with the designation of Presiding \4unicipal Judge. This suggested change would insure continuity in policy and procedure in the Tra.ffic Violations Bureau. It is the recornrnendation of this office and the Frasiding,fgrJ.ge that the attached ordinance be introduced and adopted with the ernergency. Re spec subrnitted, I o ert IJ. Cldland, City lv{anager RliO/fs I I a I