(a) 
The municipal court judge’s office shall be responsible for the proper administration and management of the judicial branch of the city, pursuant to the statutes of the state, the Code of Ordinances, the ordinances of the city, and the resolutions and directives of the city council, as evidenced by the majority vote of the city council.
(b) 
The municipal court judge shall be the chief judicial officer of the city.
(2013 Code, sec. 3.2.6.1; Ordinance adopting 2018 Code)
(a) 
The municipal court judge shall have the discretionary authority to manage and be responsible for the administration of all operations of the courts of the city.
(b) 
The municipal court judge shall have the discretionary authority to prepare a plan of administration, including an organization chart, which defines authority and responsibility for all non-statutory positions of the courts.
(c) 
The municipal court judge shall have the discretionary authority to establish and enforce administrative rules for the courts.
(d) 
The municipal court judge shall have the discretionary authority to manage and direct the work of city employees permanently assigned to the judicial branch of the city.
(e) 
The municipal court judge shall have the discretionary authority to evaluate the performance of department heads and equivalent personnel assigned to the judicial branch of the city.
(f) 
The municipal court judge shall have the discretionary authority to evaluate, in conjunction with department heads, the performance of all employees assigned to the judicial branch of the city on an annual basis.
(g) 
The municipal court judge shall have the responsibility to keep informed, under the guidance of the city attorney, concerning current federal, state and county legislation and administrative rules affecting the city and submit appropriate reports and recommendations on those matters to the city council.
(h) 
The municipal court judge shall have the responsibility to work closely with judicial branch department heads to assure that employees receive adequate opportunities for training to maintain and improve their job-related knowledge and skills and act as the approving authority for requests by employees to attend conferences, meetings, training schools, and the like, if funds have been budgeted for these activities.
(2013 Code, sec. 3.2.6.2; Ordinance adopting 2018 Code)
The mayor shall nominate and the city council shall confirm, by majority vote, a candidate to fill a vacancy in the office of municipal court judge for the city.
(2013 Code, sec. 3.2.6.3; Ordinance adopting 2018 Code)