COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council
FROM: Shirlee Palbicki, Human Resources Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Approve City Magistrate Employment Contract with Mitchell Kalauli
Body
FUNDING SOURCE:
General Fund
PURPOSE:
Approve City Magistrate Employment Contract for two (2) years.
BACKGROUND:
Judge Kalauli has served as City Magistrate since April of 2011. Upon a satisfactory evaluation on May 23, 2017, the City wishes to continue the employment of Judge Kalauli as City Magistrate. This Contract commences on July 1, 2017, and continues in effect until June 30, 2019.
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
The City Magistrate is responsible for presiding over misdemeanor, civil traffic, and veterans’ court cases. The City Magistrate presides over Orders of Protection and is responsible for applying relevant Supreme Court Rules, state statutes, City ordinances, and case law when presiding over trials to the court, trials to a jury, pre-trial conferences, arraignments, motions, and other hearings. The City Magistrate is also responsible for imposing sentences commensurate to the offense and within the parameters allowed by law. In addition, may be required to conduct Initial Appearances or Arraignments in a jail court environment in accordance with the Arizona Criminal Rules of Procedure.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$153,500.00 annually plus benefits
ATTACHMENTS:
City Magistrate Employment Contract
SUGGESTED MOTION:Recommended Action
I move to approve the City Magistrate Employment Contract with Mitchell Kalauli.