Ordinance 4383ORDINANCE NO. 4383
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHING TON, AMENDING THE CITY CODE PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AND
JUDGES PRO TEM.
WHEREAS, current Edmonds City Code 2.15.060 requires that qualifications for judges
pro tempore have the same qualifications of the elected judge; and
WHEREAS, ECC 2.15 .030 specifies that one of the qualifications for the judge is that
they reside in Snohomish County; and
WHEREAS, RCW 3.50.075 states that "a part-time appointed judge ... need not be a
resident of the city or of the county in which the municipal court is created;" and
WHEREAS, the sections amended by this ordinance have not been updated since 2006
and 2001, respectively, before Edmonds switched from an appointed judge to an elected judge;
and
WHEREAS, this update to ECC 2.15.060 would allow a larger pool of available pro
tempore judges to serve as needed by the Edmonds Municipal Court as well as making other
appropriate updates to the code;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. Section 2.15.030 of the Edmonds City Code, entitled "Judges Pro Tern," is
hereby amended to read as follows (new text is shown in underline; deleted text is shown in
strikethrougl~):
2.15.030 Judges -Appeintmeet -Qualifications.
A. The muAieipal judge shall be appoiAted e;· tl=ie mayor for a teFFA of four years suejeet
to the eonfirmatioA by the eity eouneil. The fo·st judieial appointrnent to the position of
mayor was effeetive on January I , 1986 , and the muflieipal judge shal I serve a fo1:1r year
te01'l eoFF1FF1encing upon the date of his or ker appointment. The 1=ttayor skall endea11or to
make his or her appointmeAt 30 days prior to the expiration of each jl:ldicial tefffi·
pro¥ided , ho,weYer , that if the city co1:mcil fails to confirm a mayoral appointfFlent, the
mayor and city council shall ha.¥e 60 days coFF1-mencing epon either the expiration of the
i:>endi11g judicial teFffl or the failure of the c~ty couAcil to confirm the mayoral
appointment, whiche11er shall later occur. (n the e·,•e nt that for an)' reason the mayoral
appointment is not confirmed , the iAcUfllbent m1:mieipal judge shall hold 0·1er and
continl:le in office until Sl:ICh time as a Sl:lecessor is appoi11ted.
-B:-The position of municipal court judge shall be filled by election for the term
commencing on January 1, 2010, and every four years thereafter. The municipal judge
shall be elected in the same manner as other elective city officials are elected to office.
The term of the municipal judge shall be for four years. The mayor shall not appoint a
mut1icipal judge pursuant to sl:lbsection A of this section for a tenn beyond December 31
2009. Nothing in this section shall limit the mayor's authority to fill the position of
municipal judge pursuant to ECC 2.15.070 or 2.15.210.
~B. A person elected or appointed as municipal judge shall be a citizen of the United
States of America and of the state of Washington and a resident of Snohomish County;
and an attorney admitted to practice law before the courts of record of the state of
Washington.
Section 2. Section 2.15 .060 of the Edmonds City Code, entitled "Judges Pro Tern," is
hereby amended to read as follows (new text is shown in underline; deleted text is shown in
strikethrm:1gh ):
2.15.060 Judges pro tern.
The municipal court judge may designate one or more persons as judges pro tern pore to
serve in the absence or disability of the duly appointed judge of the court, or subsequent
to the filing of an affidavit of prejudice, or in addition to the appointed judge when the
administration ofjl:lstice and accomplishment of the work of the court make it necessary.
Qualifications of the judges pro tempore shall be the same as for judges appointed
pursuant to ECC 2.15.030. except that judges pro tern shall not be required to reside in
Snohomish County. Judges pro tempore shall have all the powers of the duly appointed
judge when serving as judges pro tempore of the court. Before entering on his or her
duties, each judge pro tempore shall take, subscribe and file an oath as is taken by the
d1:1ly appoieted judge. Judges pro tempore shall receive such compensation as shall be
fixed by ordinance.
Section 3 . Severability. If any section, subsection, clause, sentence, or phrase of this
ordinance should be held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically
delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum and shall take effect five (5)
days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the title.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED :
~ER 7 s~ASSEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY ~
JEFF TARADAi4
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DA TE:
ORDINANCE NO.
MAYOR MIKE ROSEN
January 23, 2025
January 28, 2025
January 31, 2025
February 5, 2025
4383
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4383
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 28th day of January, 2025, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordi.nance No. 4383. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHING TON,
AMENDING THE CITY CODE PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AND JUDGES PRO TEM ..
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DA TED this 28 th day of January, 2025.
£~ CITY CLE~ PASSEY
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Everett Daily Herald
Affidavit of Publication
State of Washington}
County of Snohomish } ss
Michael Gates being first duly sworn, upon
oath deposes and says: that he/she is the legal
representative of the Everett Daily Herald a
daily newspaper. The said newspaper is a legal
newspaper by order of the superior court in the
county in which it is published and is now and
has been for more than six months prior to the
date of the first publication of the Notice
hereinafter referred to, published in the English
language continually as a daily newspaper in
Snohomish County, Washington and is and
always has been printed in whole or part in the
Everett Daily Herald and is of general
circulation in said County, and is a legal
newspaper, in accordance with the Chapter 99
of the Laws of 1921, as amended by Chapter
213, Laws of 1941, and approved as a legal
newspaper by order of the Superior Court of
Snohomish County, State of Washington, by
order dated June 16, 1941, and that the annexed
is a true copy of EDH1008568 ORD SUMMARY
4383-5 as it was published in the regular and
entire issue of said paper and not as a
supplement form thereof for a period of 1
issue(s), such publication commencing on
01/31/2025 and ending on 01/31/2025 and that
said newspaper was regularly distributed to its
subscribers during all of said period.
The amount
$41.28.
publication is
Subscribed and sworn before me on this
t,lb~ dayof J~,
:::Lo::z.> .
Notary Public in and for the State of
Washington.
City of Edmonds-LEGAL ADS J 14101416
SCOTT PASSEY
RECEIVED
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EDMONDS CITY CLERK
Classified Proof
ORDINANCE SUMMARY
or the city of Edr,,Olldo , Wosnington
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CIT OF EDMONDS.
WASH INGTON, AMENDING THE CITY CODE PROV ISlONS
RELATED TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AND
JUDGES PRO TEM .
AN ORO I NANCEoRg~
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3!4 OF EOMONOS.
WIISHll'IGTON, ESTABLISHING INTERIM DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS FOR EMERGENC 'i SHELTERS ,
TRANSITIONAL HOUSlNG. EMERGENCY HOUSING, AND
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ('STEP' HOUSING).
ORDIN ANCE NO . 4~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CIT OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON , AMENDING THE CITY CODE PROVISIONS
FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND COUNCIL COMMITTEE
MEETINGS, 8~c~~J.8tc~?r 0itsit7· 2015
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Published: January 31 , 202~. EDH100B56B
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