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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-347 410 • ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE fixing the salary of the Police Judge or Municipal Judge of the City of Yakima and repealing Ordinance No, B-2208. • WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Yakima (Article II, Section 3) ' provides that . The Mayor shall appoint one of the duly elected justices'of the peace in the City of Yakima as Police Judge„ who shall, be designated as 'Municipal judge",, and • WHEREAS, the statutes of the State of Washington (R.C.W. 3,16,004) Provide that ". . justices of the peace in cities over the population of twenty thousand are also acting as police judges-, their salaries shall be fixed by the legislative body of the city, three thousand dollars .of which Shall be charged against the counties, and the remainder.shall be paid by the municipality and III WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Waahington (Article II, . - Section 25)'provides: nor shall the compensation any public officer be increased or diminished during his term of offidey and further providea'(Article XI, Section 8) ". the salary of any county, city, town or municipal officer shall not be increased or diminished after his election or during his term of offidi and this having been held by the courts to be applicable to appointive as well a, elective officers, it is therefore imperative that any in- , crease in salary to be effective must Nye accomplished by passage of legislation thereon Prior to election, now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CY Section 1. The a1ary of the Police judge or Municipal Judge shall • be TEN THOUSAND Dollars (810,000.00 ) per annum payable monthly.. • • , . Section P. Ordinance No B-2208 of the City of Yakima, and all • other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed. Section 3,, This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter; PRO'VIDED, HO,TEVER, that this ordinance shall apply only to the salary of the office at the commencement of the next term of office of the office holder. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this llth day of June, 1962., • , . e Mayor • ATTEST . • ,-/- / -,...--- ..f.........!„..._, „.. , .i .----- . . . . . . • . . • • . .