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TO: <br />FROM: Mayor Ekberg <br />David Cline, City Administrator <br />DATE: October 31, 2017 <br />SUBJECT: Reappointment of Municipal Court Judge <br />City of Tukwila <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM <br />FINANCE COMMITTEE <br />ISSUE <br />The term of office for Judge Kimberly Walden will expire at the end of this year and it is my <br />intent to appoint her for an additional 4 -year term commencing January 1, 2018. The Tukwila <br />Municipal Code (TMC) 2.68.025 and the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) stipulate that the <br />judge's salary shall be fixed by ordinance. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Judge Walden was first appointed to the Tukwila Municipal Court in 2003 and has served <br />Tukwila since 2003. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Judge Walden has served admirably as the Tukwila Municipal Court Judge. Under her <br />leadership the Court has implemented several innovative programs including the Jail <br />Alternatives Program, a proactive Probation Division and several cost-cutting and efficiency <br />producing procedures. <br />An ordinance fixing the judge's salary is attached for your review maintaining the Judge's <br />position as a .90 FTE with the salary set at .90 of the salary set for District Court Judges in the <br />Salary Schedule adopted by the Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected <br />Officials adopted on an annual basis. Holidays and Healthcare/Dental benefits would also be <br />prorated at 90%. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The Council is being asked to consider this item at the November 20, 2017 Regular meeting. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Ordinance <br />MOU <br />19 <br />