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ADDENDUM TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
TO: Honorable Kimberly Walden, Municipal Court Judge
FROM: Allan Ekberg, Mayor
DATE: June 13, 2017
RE: Addendum to Terms of Re -Appointment as Tukwila Municipal Court Judge
The purpose of this Addendum to Memorandum of Understanding is to partially amend the
Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Terms of Re -Appointment as Tukwila Municipal
Court Judge, dated November 18, 2013.
As of June 13, 2017, King County District Court will no longer issue after-hours and weekend
search warrants for non -district court matters. As such, the City of Tukwila would like to
include issuance of after-hours and weekend search warrants to your duties as Presiding Judge of
the Tukwila Municipal Court. To compensate you for this additional duty, the City will raise
your annual salary to 90% of the current District Court Judges Salary, as set in the Salary
Schedule adopted by Washington Citizens' Commission for Salaries for Elected Officials. All
other terms of the Memorandum of Understanding you entered into on November 18, 2013 shall
remain the same.
Please sign the bottom of this Memorandum to indicate agreement.
Agreed to this date of June, 2017.
Allan Ekber
Mayor
Kimberly Walden, Judge
Contract 03-131(e)
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
TO: Honorable Kimberly Walden, Municipal Court Judge
FROM: Jim Haggerton, Mayor
DATE: November 18, 2013
RE: Terms of Re -Appointment as Tukwila Municipal Court Judge
This Memorandum of Understanding will re -confirm your appointment as the Municipal Court
Judge for the City of Tukwila. This appointment covers the period from January 1, 2014 through
December 31, 2017 and is pursuant to judicial and legal mandates governing such
appointments (RCW 3.50.040 and TMC 2.68). The following wages and benefits are provided to
you effective January 1, 2014, during the term of your appointment:
WAGE: Salary set at 85% of the District Court Judges Salary as set in the Salary
Schedule adopted by the Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for
Elected Officials on an annual basis. The current schedule, adopted on May 22,
2013 is attached hereto. All taxes, social security and related deductions shall be
made from your wages.
BENEFITS: General Leave: You are entitled to accrue a general leave bank to use for sick
leave and/or vacation, as you deem appropriate. This general leave shall accrue
at the rate of 12 hours per month to a maximum accrual of 96 hours. Any hours
over 96 that are not used are defaulted back to the City. Upon the ending of your
appointment, any leave hours, up to a maximum of 96 hours will be paid off at
the rate of $70.00 per hour.
Holidays: You shall be entitled to the same holidays as the Non -Represented
employee group, paid at a prorated rate of 85% commensurate with your hours
on the bench.
Healthcare/Dental: You have the option of participating in the City of Tukwila
Medical/Dental self-insured plan, Group Health Cooperative or waiving this
benefit. The City will pay 85% of the premium for you and your dependents.
Payments by you will be a minimum of 15% and may be higher if the GHC plan is
selected and premiums are higher than the City's self-insured plan. Your share
of the premium will be made by payroll deduction.
Please sign the attached Personnel Action Form (PAF) and the bottom of this memorandum to
indicate agreemren
Agreed to this _ — day of November, 2013.
KirlQberly Walden, Judge
Contract 03-131 (d)
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
TO: Kimberly Walden, Judge
FROM: Jim Haggerton, Mayor
DATE: November 17, 2009
RE: Terms of Appointment as Tukwila Municipal Court Judge
This Memorandum of Understanding will re -confirm your appointment as the Municipal Court
Judge for the City of Tukwila. This appointment covers the period from January 1, 2010 through
December 31, 2013, and is pursuant to judicial and legal mandates governing such appointments
(RCW 3.50.040 and TMC 2.68). The following wages and benefits are provided to you effective
January 1, 2010, during the term of your appointment:
WAGE: A flat rate of $67 per hour (approximately 30 hours per week on the bench.) All
taxes, social security, and related deductions shall be made from your wages.
BENEFITS: General Leave: You are entitled to accrue a general leave bank to use for sick
leave and/or vacation, as you deem appropriate. This general leave shall accrue at the rate of 12
hours per month to a maximum accrual of 96 hours. Any hours over 96 that are not used are
defaulted back to the City. Upon the ending of your appointment, any leave hours, up to a
maximum of 96 hours, will be paid off at your hourly rate of pay.
Holidays: You shall be entitled to the same holidays as the Non -Represented
employee group, paid at a prorated rate of 75%, commensurate with your hours on the bench.
Healthcare/Dental: You have the option of participating in the City of Tukwila
Medical/Dental self-insured plan, Group Health Cooperative, or waiving this benefit. The City
will pay 75% of the premium for you and your dependents. Payments by you will be a minimum
of 25% and may be higher if the GHC plan is selected and premiums are higher than the City's
plan. Your share of the premium will be made by payroll deduction.
Please sign the attached Personnel Action form (PAF) and the bottom of this memorandum to
indicate agreement.
Agreed to this 115
day of k) OJ 2009.
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Memorandum of Understanding
To: Kimberly Walden, Judge
From: Rhonda Berry, City Administrator
Date: November 14, 2007
RE: Terms of Appointment as Tukwila Municipal Court Judge
This memorandum will re -confirm your appointment as the Municipal Court Judge for the City
of Tukwila. This appointment covers the period from January 1, 2006 through December 31,
2009, and is pursuant to judicial and legal mandates governing such appointments (RCW
3.50.040 and TMC 2.68). The following wages and benefits are provided to you effective
January 1, 2008, during the term of your appointment:
WAGE: A flat rate of $67 per hour (approximately 30 hours per week on the bench). All
taxes, social security, and related deductions shall be made from your wages.
BENEFITS: General Leave: You are entitled to accrue a general leave bank to use for sick
leave and/or vacation, as you deem appropriate. This general leave shall accrue at
the rate of 12 hours per month to a maximum accrual of 96 hours. Any hours
over 96 that are not used are defaulted back to the City. Upon the ending of your
appointment, any leave hours, up to a maximum of 96 hours, will be paid off at
your hourly rate of pay.
Holidays: No paid holidays.
Healthcare/Dental: You have the option of participating in the City of Tukwila
Medical/Dental self-insured plan, Group Health Cooperative, or waiving this
benefit. The City will pay 75% of the premium for you and your dependants.
Payments by you will be a minimum of 25% and may be higher if the GHC plan
is selected and premiums are higher than the City's plan. Your share of the
premium will be made by payroll deduction.
Please sign the attached PAF and the bottom of this memorandum to indicate agreement with
this Memorandum of Understanding. Agreed to this p /1 0,
Ki berly Waiden, Judge
Rhonda Berry, City Adfninistrator
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Memorandum of Understanding
To: Kimberly Walden, Judge
From: Rhonda Berry, City Administrator
Date: January 25, 2006
RE: Terms of Appointment as Tukwila Municipal Court Judge
This memorandum will re -confirm your appointment as the Municipal Court Judge for the City
of Tukwila. This appointment covers the period from January 1, 2006 through December 31,
2006, and is pursuant to judicial and legal mandates governing such appointments. The
following wages and benefits are provided to you effective January 1, 2006, during the term of
your appointment:
WAGE: A flat rate of $60 per hour (approximately 30 hours per week on the bench). All
taxes, social security, and related deductions shall be made from your wages.
BENEFITS: General Leave: You are entitled to accrue a general leave bank to use for sick
leave and/or vacation, as you deem appropriate. This general leave shall accrue at
the rate of 12 hours per month to a maximum accrual of 96 hours. Any hours
over 96 that are not used are defaulted back to the City. Upon the ending of your
appointment, any leave hours, up to a maximum of 96 hours, will be paid off at
your hourly rate of pay.
Holidays: No paid holidays.
Healthcare/Dental: You have the option of participating in the City of Tukwila
Medical/Dental self-insured plan, Group Health Cooperative, or waiving this
benefit. The City will pay 75% of the premium for you and your dependants.
Payments by you will be a minimum of 25% and may be higher if the GHC plan
is selected and premiums are higher than the City's plan. Your share of the
premium will be made by payroll deduction.
Please sign the attached PAF and the bottom of this memorandum to indicate agreement with
this Memorandum of Understanding. Agreed to this / /t3 r / c� '
alden, Judge
Rhonda `Berry, City Administrator f'-
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Tukwila Municipal Court
6200 Southcenter Boulevard
Tukwila, Washington 98188-2599
206-433-1840 • Fax: 206-433-7160 • E-mail: http://www.tuk.wa.gov/court
Kimberly A. Walden, Judge
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Mullet
Rhonda Berry, City Administrator
From: Kimberly A. Walden, Judge
Date: November 10, 2005
Re: Re -appointment Request
Darlene K. Heskett
Court Administrator
The purpose of my 11:00 meeting with you is to ask for your re -appointment. It has been
an honor to serve your administration and this community for the past two and a half
years. In fact, this term — especially the last six months — have been the most
professionally and personally rewarding time in my career.
Just to highlight some of our court operations successes:
• Reorganization and closer management of our court calendars has resulted in a
40% decrease in volume. This overall court operations efficiency, I believe, is
reflected in my "Efficiency" rating by King County Attorneys — 9th highest in the
County (out of 47). — see attached Bar ratings.
• Reorganization resulted in an almost 30% drop in need for interpreters — last year
saved $8,000.
• Improved court security.
• Created court clerk manual and court employee handbook.
• Created weekly court clerk training sessions.
• Through a jury review calendar, reduced average number of jury trials set from
19 (obviously impossible to hear in two days) to one per day.
• Created Relicensing Support Program to help defendants pay old fines and get
properly licensed. We've received over $6,000 in previously unpaid fines.
• Created treatment referral and court information catalogs and individual handouts
to keep defendants and concerned others informed of available options.
• Created probation procedural safeguards to drastically reduce chance of liability.
I also want to let you know that while I do not live in Tukwila, I am committed to
keeping in touch with and contributing to this community. This is a common criticism of
judges. The challenge is to find a way to accomplish this and maintain an appearance of
impartiality. I have chosen to do this by participating in the local schools. I have taught
several law/trial related classes to elementary students (in the court and at their school).
Recently, I taught a trial advocacy class at Foster High School and those students will be
here on November 17th to hold a mock trial in our courtroom. I am also in contact with
the Showalter principal and hope to have a similar presentation for his students. Law
Day is held every year in May and I am trying to establish some way to be involved in
the local schools to recognize that event.
I attached for your review is a summary of the recent King County Bar Judicial
Evaluation results and the RCW governing court appointments.
1 look forward to discussing the court's success and my plans for what I hope will be an
even more successful next 4 years. Thank you for your consideration.
The King County Bar Association (KCBA) recently released the results of the 2005
survey of attorneys regarding the performance of King County District and Municipal
Court judges. Every four years the KCBA Judicial Evaluation Committee surveys
practicing attorneys to evaluate judges. According to the Bar, the purpose of the survey
is to improve judicial performance, give feedback to judges, and provide information to
appointing officials and voters concerning individual judges and the judiciary as a whole.
Attorneys were asked to rate judges in five areas as either unsatisfactory, less than
satisfactory, more than satisfactory, or excellent. The survey results rendered positive
ratings (satisfactory and above) 77% of the time for individual judges for the following
categories: Decision Making, Demeanor, Impartiality, Efficiency, and Overall
Performance.
Forty-seven judges from King County District Court, Seattle Municipal Court, and all
other King County municipalities were evaluated.
The survey results are contained in a rather long document; therefore I summarized the
following (numbers rounded to whole number):
My individual scores
Decision Making 85%,
Efficiency 91%,
Demeanor 97%,
Impartiality 88%,
Overall Performance 88%.
Combined average for all judges was 77%.
• Average overall combined ratings for judges in King County: 77% (out of 100).
My rating: 90%
• My overall combined rating ranks 9th amongst all 47 judges.
o Only 1 of 2 who did not receive a single "unsatisfactory" rating in any category.
o Number 2 out of 47 in Demeanor category.
o 1 of 6 who did not receive a single "unsatisfactory" rating in Demeanor.
o 1 of 3 who did not receive a single "unsatisfactory" rating in Impartiality.
o 1 of 2 who did not receive a single "unsatisfactory" rating in Efficiency.
o 1 of 3 who did not receive a single "unsatisfactory" rating in Decision Making.
o 1 of 5 who did not receive a single "unsatisfactory" rating in Overall Performance.
Complete results were just published in the King County Bar Association newspaper and are
available on-line at www.KCBA.org.
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RCW 3.50.040
Municipal judges -- Appointed -- Terms, qualifications -- District judge as part-time municipal
judge.
Within thirty days after the effective date of the ordinance creating the municipal court, the mayor of
each city or town shall appoint a municipal judge or judges of the municipal court for a term of four
years. The terms of judges serving on July 1, 1984, and municipal judges who are appointed to terms
commencing before January 1, 1986, shall expire January 1, 1986. The terms of their successors shall
commence on January 1, 1986, and on January 1 of each fourth year thereafter, pursuant to appointment
or election as provided in this chapter. Appointments shall be made on or before December 1 of the year
next preceding the year in which the terms commence.
The legislative authority of a city or town that has the general power of confirmation over mayoral
appointments shall have the power to confirm the appointment of a municipal judge.
A person appointed as a full-time or part-time municipal judge shall be a citizen of the United States of
America and of the state of Washington; and an attorney admitted to practice law before the courts of
record of the state of Washington: PROVIDED, That in a municipality having a population less than
five thousand persons, a person who has taken and passed by January 1, 2003, the qualifying
examination for a lay candidate for judicial officer as provided by rule of the supreme court may be the
judge. Any city or town shall have authority to appoint a district judge as its municipal judge when the
municipal judge is not required to serve full time. In the event of the appointment of a district judge,
the city or town shall pay a pro rata share of the salary.
[2002 c 136 § 2; 1984 c 258 § 106; 1975-'76 2nd ex s. c 35 § 1; 1961 c 299 § 53.]
NOTES:
Court Improvement Act of 1984 -- Effective dates -- Severability -- Short title -- 1984 c 258: See
notes following RCW 3.30.010.
Application -- 1984 c 258 §§ 101-139: See note following RCW 3.50.005.
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City of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, Washington 98188
Memorandum of Understanding
TO: Kimberly Walden, Judge
FROM: Viki Jessop, Administrative Services Director
DATE: March 26, 2003
RE: Terms of Appointment as Tukwila Municipal Court Judge
Steven M. Mullet, Mayor
This memorandum will confirm your appointment as the Municipal Court Judge for the
City of Tukwila. This appointment covers the unexpired term of the former judge from
March 26, 2003, through December 31, 2004, and is pursuant to judicial and legal
mandates governing such appointments. The following wages and benefits are provided
to you during the term of your appointment:
WAGE: $60 per hour (approximately 30 hours per week on the bench). All taxes,
social security, and related deductions shall be made from your wages.
BENEFITS: General leave: You are entitled to accrue a general leave bank to use for
sick and/or vacation as you deem appropriate. This general leave shall
accrue at the rate of 12 hours per month to a maximum accrual of 96
hours. Any hours over 96 that are not used are defaulted back to the City.
Upon the ending of your appointment, any leave hours, up to a maximum
of 96 hours, will be paid off at your hourly rate of pay.
Holidays: No paid holidays.
Healthcare/Dental: You have the option of participating in the City of
Tukwila Medical/Dental self-insured plan, Group Health Cooperative, or
waiving this benefit. The City will pay 75% of the premium for you and
your dependants. Payments by you will be a minimum of 25% and may
be higher if the GHC plan is selected and premiums are higher than the
City's plan. Your share of the premium will be made by payroll
deduction. This benefit will be effective April 1, 2003.
Please sign the attached PAF and the bottom of this memorandum to indicate agreement
with this Memorandum of Understanding. Agreed to this 26"' day of March 2003.
_-- -
imberly Walden, Judge V1 1 Jessop, Ain Set -aces Director
Phone: 206-433-1800 • City Hall Fax: 206-433-1833 • wwwci.tukwila.wa.us
City of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, Washington 98188
Memorandum of Understanding
TO: Kimberly Walden, Judge
FROM: Rhonda Berry, City Administrator
Viki Jessop, Administrative Services Director
DATE: October 13, 2004
Steven M. Mullet, Mayor
RE: Terms of Appointment as Tukwila Municipal Court Judge - Revised
This memorandum will re-confrnn your appointment as the Municipal Court Judge for
the City of Tukwila. This appointment covers the unexpired term of the former judge
from March 26, 2003, through December 31, 2005, and is pursuant to judicial and legal
mandates governing such appointments. The following wages and benefits are provided
to you during the term of your appointment:
WAGE: $60 per hour (approximately 30 hours per week on the bench). All taxes,
social security, and related deductions shall be made from your wages.
BENEFITS: General leave: You are entitled to accrue a general leave bank to use for
sick and/or vacation as you deem appropriate. This general leave shall
accrue at the rate of 12 hours per month to a maximum accrual of 96
hours. Any hours over 96 that are not used are defaulted back to the City.
Upon the ending of your appointment, any leave hours, up to a maximum
of 96 hours, will be paid off at your hourly rate of pay.
Holidays: No paid holidays.
I lealthcare/Dental: You have the option of participating in the City of
Tukwila Medical/Dental self-insured plan, Group Health Cooperative, or
waiving this benefit. The City will pay 75% of the premium for you and
your dependants. Payments by you will be a minimum of 25% and may
be higher if the GHC plan is selected and premiums are higher than the
City's plan. Your share of the premium will be made by payroll
deduction. This benefit will be effective April 1, 2003.
Please sign the attached PAF and the bottom of this memorandum to indicate agreement
with this andum of Understanding. Agreed to this 26t=' day of March 2003.
c+c
Rho da Berry, City Administrator
REC'D OCT 2 8 2004
Phone: 206-433-1800 • City Hall Fax: 206-433-1833 • www.ci.tukwila.wa.us