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RESOLUTION NO . !t._
SER IES OF 2005
A RESOLUTIO N FOR REAPPOI TM ENT OF LI NDA F. COHN, AS ASSOC IATE
MUNIC IPAL JUD GE FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO .
WHEREAS, pursuant 10 Artic le IX , Part 11 , Section 68 , of the Englewoo d Home Ruic Chart er,
"Cou ncil may appo int one or more assoc ialc judges, who shall sit at such times and upon such
cau ses as shall be dctcnnincd by th e presiding muni cipal judge;" and
WHEREAS, Associate Judges are appointed for four year staggered terms ; and
WHEREAS, Lind a F. Cohn pre se nt term expires February I, 2005 ; an d
WHEREAS , As sociate Judge Smith serves unti l 1/19/05; Associa te Judge O'Brien serves until
9/J 7/05; Associa te Judge Parkinson serves until 12/31 /200 5, and Associate Jud ge Sprccace serves
until 3/1/2008; and
WHEREAS , Judg e Vincent Atencio requests the Council appo int Linda F. Co hn h anothe r
four yea r tenn as an Associate Judge for the Ci ty of Englewood ;
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CIT Y COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT:
Section I. Linda F. Cohn shall be and hereby is reappointed as Associa te Municipal Judge in
an d fo r the City of Eng lewood , Co lorado , fo r a term commencing February I, 2&05 and expiring Ja nuary 3 I, 2009.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED thi s 18th day of January , 2005.
I, Loucrishia A. Ell is , Ci ty Cler~ y:,r the City of Eng lew o , C
above is a true copy of Resolution No . -'L , Series of 2005 .
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date : Agenda Item: Subject :
Jan uary I 8, 2005 9 C ii Reapp o intment o f Asso ciate Jud ge
Linda F. Cohn
Initiated By: I Staff Source :
Municipal C o urt Tamara Wolfe, Court Ad minis tr ato r
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNC IL ACTION
Th e Municipal Court supports Ci ty Council 's go al of prov iding ap propriate service leve ls by
reques ting th at the y continue to appoi nt Assoc iate Ju dges to serve the City of Eng lewood.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Presid in g Jud ge Vincent Atenci o requ es ts th at Ci ty Council reappo int Lin~a F. Cohn to serve
ano th er fo ur-1,ear term commencing Feb ruary 1, 2005 and ex piring January 31, 2009 as an
Associa te Jud ge fo r th e Ci ty of Eng lewood .
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
Associate Jud ges are required in o rd er for th e Court to maintain a full tim e, full se rvi ce schedule.
Th e Associa te Ju dges fill in fo r the presiding judge w hen there is a conflict of interest, illn ess or
vacati o n. Th ey also ass ist during li m es when multiple court sessio n s are required . Jud ge Co hn has
serve d the City o f Engl ewood well d uring her past appointments.
FINANC IAL IMPACT
Th ere is no additiona l finan cia l impa ct, as Associa te Judge fees are in cl udin g in th e annual budget.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Reso lutio n .