Ordinance 1465 - Municipal Judge QualificationsORDINANCE NO.1465
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1246 (CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION,
SECTION 2-60 AND 2-62, KALISPELL CITY CODE), AUTHORIZING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO RECODIFY THIS ORDINANCE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA, AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. That Chapter 2, Administration, Kalispell City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2-60. QUALIFICATIONS. A municipal court judge must have the same
qualifications as a judge of a district court, as set forth in Article VII,
section 9, of the 1972 Montana constitution, except that a municipal
court judge need only be admitted to the practice of law in the state
for at least three (3) years prior to the date of appointment or election.
A municipal court judge must be a resident and voter in Flathead
County at the time of election.
2-62. QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGE PRO TEM. When a judge of a
municipal court has been disqualified or is sick or unable to act, the
judge shall call in a justice of the peace for a justice's court
established as a court of record provided for in M.C.A. 3-10-101,
another municipal court judge, a retired justice of the peace for a
justice's court established as a court of record, a retired municipal
court judge, or an attorney of the county in which the court is located,
to act as a judge pro tempore. The judge pro tempore has the same
power and authority as the municipal court judge.
SECTION II. That all parts and portions of Chapter 2, Administration, Kalispell
City Code, not amended hereby remain unchanged.
SECTION HI. That this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after its
passage and adoption by the City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 7TH DAY OF 1ULYff3-�,
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk