§ 12-39. Provisional judge during absence, illness or disqualification of presiding judge.

In the event of the absence, illness or disqualification in any way of the presiding municipal judge, the mayor, or person performing the duties of mayor, may request the presiding municipal judge to designate a provisional municipal judge to serve during such absence, illness or disqualification or, in cases or circumstances making it impossible to reach the presiding municipal judge in a timely manner, the mayor, or person performing the duties of mayor, may designate some competent, eligible person to act as municipal judge until the presiding municipal judge can designate a provisional municipal judge as provided for hereunder. The provisional municipal judge shall be compensated in the same manner and in the same amounts as the municipal judge, but shall only be compensated for those periods that the provisional municipal judge is performing the duties of the municipal judge.

(Ord. No. 918, § 1, 9-4-07)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 918, § 1, adopted Sept. 4, 2007, repealed § 12-39, in its entirety and enacted new provisions to read as herein set out. Prior to amendment, § 12-39 pertained to appointment, tenure, duties and compensation of provisional municipal judge and derived from Ord. No. 633, § 1, adopted Apr. 7, 1998.