HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.119-24RESOLUTION # 119
(Series of 2024)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO, APPOINTING TED D. GARDENSWARTZ AS PRESIDING
DEPUTY MUNICIPAL JUDGE,
WIIEREAS, On JanuaryMunicipal Judge Brooke A. Peterson was
reappointed Municipal Judge for a two-year term commencing on January 1, 20240 and
WHEREAS, Judge Peterson has announced his retirement as Municipal Judge
effective October 1, 2024.
WI�REAS, the Charter of the City of Aspen, Section 7.2(b) authorizes the City
Council to appoint upon the vacancy of the Municipal Judge someone to fill the vacancy
For the remainder of the term; and
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Aspen, Section 7.2(b) authorizes the City
Council to appoint Deputy Municipal Judges to serve as called upon by the Municipal
Judge. Further, if more than one Municipal Judge or Deputy Municipal Judge is
appointed, the Council may designate an individual as the Presiding Municipal Judges
and
VVI�REAS, Ted D. Gardenswartz has served has the Deputy Judge for the
Municipal Court in and for the City of Aspen since July 2009; and
Wf�REAS, until the vacancy of the Municipal Judge is filled, City Council
wishes to appoint Ted D. Gardenswartz as the Presiding Municipal Judge; and
WI-�REAS, pursuant to the Charter of the City of Aspen, Section 7.2(c) the
presiding municipal judge shall receive a fixed salary or compensation set by the council
which salary or compensation shall not be dependent upon the outcome of the matters to
be decided by the municipal judge; and
WI-IEREAS, City Council directs staff to provide the compensation for Presiding
Municipal Judge as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
That said Ted. D. Gardenswartz be and hereby is appointed as Presiding
Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Aspen, until the vacancy of the
Municipal Judge is filled, at the fixed compensation of $2,500 per month. No additional
benefits shall be provided.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Aspen on the 24th day of September 2024,
I, Nicole Henning, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the
foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council
A the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held September 24, 2024.
Nicole Henning