HomeMy WebLinkAbout033013 ORD - 03/28/2023Ordinance appointing Jacqueline Del Llano Chapa as Presiding Judge, Mike Alaniz
as Division 1 Judge, Julianna Siracusa Rivera as Division 2 Judge, David Walsh as
Division 3 Judge, William Gregory "Bill" Bonilla as Division 4 Judge, and George
Picha as Division 5 Judge of the Municipal Court; appointing Christopher E. Matt as
part-time judge #1, Douglas K. DeFratus as part-time judge #2, William Holt Feemster
as part-time judge #3, Mariana Garza as part-time judge #4, Mario A. Olivarez as part-
time judge #5, Kali Guttman as part-time judge #6, Robert Reyna as part-time judge
#7, and Michael White as part-time judge #8 of the Municipal Court; determining
salary; providing a two year term of office; and declaring an effective date.
WHEREAS, the City Council shall by ordinance appoint its municipal judges pursuant to
Texas Government Code §30.00006, City Charter Art. II, Sec.26, and Corpus Christi Code Sec.
29-4;
WHEREAS, the City Council finds the following appointees meet the qualifications for
Municipal Court judge pursuant to Corpus Christi Code and State law.
WHEREAS, this Ordinance does not constitute an employment contract, and appointees
are not employees but are public officers authorized by law to independently exercise functions
subject to revision and correction only according to the standing laws of this state.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Jacqueline Del Llano Chapa is appointed as Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court
of Record in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, to serve full-time.
SECTION 2. Mike Alaniz is appointed as full time Municipal Judge of Division 1, Julianna Siracusa
Rivera is appointed as full time Municipal Judge of Division 2, David Walsh is appointed is
appointed as full time Municipal Judge of Division 3, William Gregory "Bill" Bonilla is appointed as
full time Municipal Judge of Division 4, and George Picha is appointed as full time Municipal Judge
of Division 5 for the Municipal Court of Record in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
SECTION 3. The presiding judge shall receive the fixed salary of $158,324.47. The Full-time
judges of Divisions 1,2,3,4, and 5 shall each receive the fixed salary of $131,070.18.
SECTION 4. Christopher E. Matt is appointed as part-time judge #1, Douglas K. DeFratus is
appointed as part-time judge #2, William Holt Feemster is appointed as part-time judge #3,
Mariana Garza is appointed as part-time judge #4, Mario A. Olivarez is appointed as part-time
judge #5, Kali Guttman is appointed as part-time judge #6, Robert Reyna is appointed as part-time
judge #7, and Michael White is appointed as part-time judge #8.
SECTION 5. Part-time judges shall receive an hourly rate of $49.69 per hour.
SECTION 6. Each judge shall hold office for a definite term of two years upon appointment by
ordinance, unless sooner removed. Terms begin March 28, 2023, and end March 28, 2025.
SECTION 7. This ordinance constitutes an action by the City Council not to reappoint any and all
judges not appointed herein per Texas Government Code §29.005.
SECTION 8. This ordinance takes effect immediately upon passage on second reading.
033013
1
SCANNED
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this
the I* day of YAG , 2023, by the following vote:
Paulette Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Sylvia Campos
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
No
IVV
Jim Klein
Mike Pusley
Everett Roy
Dan Suckley
M6
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the
day of \ , 2023, by the following vote:
Paulette Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Sylvia Campos
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
A7c
Jim Klein
Mike Pusley
Everett Roy
Dan Suckley
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the a day of r611 , 2023.
ATTEST:
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
033013
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor
)
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required
for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described
below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has
not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation
by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: March 28, 2023 Legistar Number: 23-0486
Agenda Item:
Ordinance appointing Jacqueline Del Llano Chapa as Presiding Judge, Mike Alaniz as Division 1 Judge, Julianna
Siracusa Rivera as Division 2 Judge, David Walsh as Division 3 Judge, William Gregory "Bill" Bonilla as Division
4 Judge, and George Picha as Division 5 Judge of the Municipal Court; appointing Christopher E. Matt as part-
time judge #1, Douglas K. DeFratus as part-time judge #2, William Holt Feemster as part-time judge #3, Mariana
Garza as part-time judge #4, Mario A. Olivarez as part-time judge #5, Kali Guttman as part-time judge #6, Robert
Reyna as part-time judge #7, and Michael White as part-time judge #8 of the Municipal Court; determining salary;
providing a two year term of office; and declaring an effective date.
Amount Required: $110,789.68
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
Account No.
Activity No.
Amount
General Fund
1020-22-10400
510100
$509,206.33
General Fund
1020-22-10400
511000
$101,932.84
Total
$611,139.17
o Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
Date: 3(2-4 0