(a) 
The legislature of the state has statutorily authorized the city council of a general-law city pursuant to V.T.C.A. Government Code section 29.004 to provide for the appointment of a municipal judge.
(b) 
The council shall appoint a judge who shall preside over the municipal court and shall carry out the duties required of such office by the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city.
(c) 
The judge of the municipal court, prior to taking office, shall take the requisite oath of office required by the constitution and state law to be taken by the mayor.
(d) 
The judge of the municipal court must be an adult citizen of this state of at least twenty-one (21) years of age. The city council shall appoint the judge of the municipal court.
(e) 
The judge of the municipal court shall serve for a term of office of two years. The initial appointment shall be effective for the remainder of the unexpired term of office of the current mayor.
(f) 
Each municipal court judge who is not an attorney licensed in this state must successfully complete a 24-hour course on the duties of the office no later than one year after the date on which the judge is first appointed and must complete a minimum of 12 hours of instruction each calendar year following the calendar year in which the initial course was taken.
(g) 
The city council shall set a reasonable compensation and/or salary of the judge of the municipal court.
(Ordinance 87-4, secs. 1–7, adopted 11/17/87)
The city secretary shall be ex-officio clerk of the municipal court, and is hereby authorized to appoint a deputy with the same power as himself/herself as such clerk. The clerk shall keep minutes of the proceedings of the court, issue all process, and generally perform all the duties of a clerk of a court as prescribed by law for a county clerk insofar as the same may be applicable.
(Ordinance 87-4, sec. 8, adopted 11/17/87)
All of the appointed officers of the municipal court shall serve at the pleasure of the city council, and may be removed by resolution of that body with or without cause.
(Ordinance 87-4, sec. 9, adopted 11/17/87)
The municipal court shall have a seal which shall be engraved with a star of five (5) points in the center thereof, and the words, “Municipal Court in Lakeside City, Texas.”
(Ordinance 87-4, sec. 10, adopted 11/17/87)
All the provisions as prescribed by the Code of Criminal Procedure of the state relating to complaints, arrests, trial of cases, trial by jury, new trials, collection of fines, executions, etc., motions, pleadings, as now adopted for the guidance of justice courts, are hereby adopted as the procedure of the municipal court, so far as same is applicable.
(Ordinance 87-4, sec. 11, adopted 11/17/87)
The docket of the municipal court shall be known as the minutes of the court, and in the minute book shall be noted each case filed, all continuances, trials by court or jury and whether for dismissal or for fine and costs with the amount of the fine, new trials, motions heard and acted upon, and notices of appeals. The minutes shall be kept and written by the clerk of the court and signed by the judge thereof.
(Ordinance 87-4, sec. 12, adopted 11/17/87)
If a municipal judge is temporarily unable to act, the city council may appoint one or more persons meeting the qualifications for the position to sit for the regular municipal judge. The appointee has all powers and duties of the office and is entitled to compensation as set by the city council.
(Ordinance 87-4, sec. 13, adopted 11/17/87)