Consider and take action on Resolution N0. 18-036, appointing and swearing in Donnie D. Quintanilla as a temporary Municipal Court Judge. (City Secretary)

Due to some unexpected short-term vacancy needs of the two Municipal Court Judges, the court will need a temporary Judge to serve for a few weeks to keep the case load moving forward.  Our Charter allows for a temporary appointment:
Sec. 4.  Absence of municipal judge.
   If the municipal judge shall be temporarily incapacitated or on vacation, the city commission is authorized to appoint some qualified person who shall act in the place and stead of the municipal judge, and who shall receive the compensation therefor as fixed by the city commission at the time of the temporary municipal judge’s appointment, but not for longer than 60 days.

Both Municipal Court Judges will be available easily by the end of May, but most likely at least one will be available by mid-May.