HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-088-09/19/2017-APPOINTING TERESA ABLAO AS AN ASSISTANT MUNICIPAL JUDGE OF THE FORT COLLINS MUNICIPAL COURT RESOLUTION 2017-088
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPOINTING TERESA ABLAO AS AN ASSISTANT MUNICIPAL
JUDGE OF THE FORT COLLINS MUNICIPAL COURT
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 004, 2017,
submitting to a vote of the City's registered electors a proposed amendment to Article VII,
Section 1 of the City Charter pertaining to appointment of municipal judges (the "Charter
Change"); and
WHEREAS, at the regular municipal election on April 4, 2017, voters approved the
Charter Change; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Charter Change was to give the City flexibility to hire
additional Municipal Judges when appropriate to handle changes in the Municipal Court
caseload, and to appoint a Chief Judge with specified duties; and
WHEREAS, Judge Teresa Ablao has served as a "Temporary Judge" for.Fort Collins,
pursuant to the previous wording of the Charter, since 2012, and her current appointment as
Temporary Judge is through June 30, 2018; and
WHEREAS, on September 5, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 115, 2017,
amending Section 2-493 of the City Code to clarify that additional judges appointed by the City
Council will be designated"Assistant Municipal Judges"; and
WHEREAS, Judge Ablao's employment agreement with the City also refers to her as
"Assistant Municipal Judge"; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is appropriate and in the best interests of the City to
appoint Judge Ablao as an Assistant Municipal Judge of the Fort Collins Municipal Court so that
the language of the Charter, the City Code, her appointment and her employment agreement are
all consistent; and
WHEREAS, such appointment revises only Judge Ablao's title; the terms of her
appointment, pay, and other terms of her employment agreement with the City remain
unchanged.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That Judge Teresa Ablao is hereby appointed Assistant Municipal Judge
of the Fort Collins Municipal Court.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
19th day of September, A.D. 2017.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interi ity Clerk
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