HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1994-15® ORDINANCE NO 94-15
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA APPROVING
THE APPOINTMENT OF ALL JUDGES OF THE FOUNTAIN
HILLS MUNICIPAL COURT AS JUVENILE HEARING
OFFICERS; AMENDING CHAPTER 5 MUNICIPAL COURT
ARTICLE 5-2 OFFICERS, POWERS AND DUTIES SECTION 5-
2-4 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE TOWN MAGISTRATE BY
ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH G; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, under A.R.S. §8-232, as amended by Laws 1994, Ch. 209,§4,
effective July 17, 1994, a juvenile hearing officer may process, adjudicate and dispose
of cases in which a child under the age of eighteen years on the date of the alleged
offense is charged with violating certain laws; and
WHEREAS, the presiding judge of the juvenile court in Maricopa County
is authorized to appoint municipal judges to serve as juvenile hearing officers subject
to the approval of the Town Council and
WHEREAS, the presiding judge of the juvenile court in Maricopa County
® desires to appoint all judges of the Fountain Hills Municipal Court to serve as juvenile
hearing officers, and the Town of Fountain Hills Council is willing to approve the
appointment of such judges as juvenile hearing officers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, as follows:
SECTION 1. That the appointment by the presiding judge of the juvenile
court in Maricopa County of all judges of the Town court, regular and pro tempore, to
serve as juvenile hearing officers, is hereby approved.
SECTION 2. That the Town Code Chapter 5 Municipal Court Article 5-2
Officers Powers and Duties Section 5-2-4 Powers and Duties of the Town Magistrate is
hereby amended by adding a new paragraph lettered G and reading as follows:
G. The magistrate shall serve as juvenile hearing officer if appointed by the
presiding judge of the juvenile court for Maricopa County.
SECTION 3. WHEREAS, the immediate operation of the provisions of this
Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, an
EMERGENCY is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage by the Council as required by the Town Code, and is
is hereby exempted from the referendum.
® PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Fountain Hills this
7th day of July, 1994.
ATTEST TO:
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Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
REVIEWED BY:
'Paul Nordin, Town Manager
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John M. Cutillo, Mayor