Consideration of Appointments:  On-Call Judges for the Flagstaff Municipal Court

• Appointment of all magistrates is required to be performed by the Flagstaff City Council under both the City Charter and FCC SECTION 1-15-001-0002(C)(1).
• Appointment of On-Call judges allows for ongoing coverage of cases that other judges have a conflict of interest in and provides coverage for initial appearances as required by law within 24 hours following arrest (including weekend and holidays), provides for coverage for absences of other judges due to illness or planned absences and allows for additional operations to be performed as the court calendar allows.
• On-Call judges are appointed as full Magistrates, but are used only on an as-needed basis for the court.  All On-Call judges work less than 20 hours per week and usually have hours that are rotating or are based on need for the week.

All funding for On-Call judges is included in the approved court budget.

3) Provide sustainable and equitable public facilities, services, and infrastructure systems in an efficient and effective manner to serve all population areas and demographics

4) Develop and implement guiding principles that address public safety service levels through appropriate staff levels

10) Support and assist the most vulnerable

Appointments of On-Call judges for the Flagstaff Municipal Court come before the Flagstaff City Council every two years.  Consideration of individuals for appointment have been done in executive session prior to the public meeting.

• Approve the appointments as recommended by the Presiding Judge.
• Approve some of the appointments as recommended by the Presiding Judge.
• Approve some of the appointments as recommended by the Presiding Judge and request additional candidates for Council consideration.
• Don't approve the appointments as recommended by the Presiding Judge and request additional candidates for Council consideration.
• Don't approve the appointments for On-Call judges.

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