Title 2 - Administration and Personnel

2.33.292 Municipal Court Personnel

The City Manager or their designee may hire personnel as necessary for the effective and efficient Administrative Function of the municipal court, and establish the days and times such personnel shall be available to operate the municipal court. The City Manager, or their designee shall be responsible for the hiring, discipline, compensation and all personnel and administrative matters related to the employment of municipal court employees; provided that the municipal court judges shall have the authority to direct the staff as set forth in O.P.M.C. Section 2.33.290.  

The Mayor in accordance with O.P.M.C. Section 2.66.1080, the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee may issue a commission and badge, which authorize certain powers including to arrest and issue notices to appear, to the municipal court personnel responsible for making arrests, serving court orders and processes, and protecting the court and its officers in the exercise of their Judicial Functions.

(History: Ord. MCC-3463 §4, 2024; Ord. MCC-2981 §2, 2012)

Effective on: 1/5/2025