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RESOLUTION NO. 9 SERIES 2020 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO'AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM MUNICIPAL JUDGE SERVICES WHEREAS, Section 9-3(b) of the Louisville Home Rule Charter provides the City Council shall appoint, by the affirmative vote of 2/3 of the entire Council, a presiding municipal judge, which judge shall serve for a two-year term, and that any vacancy in the office of municipal judge shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term; and WHEREAS, by an Agreement for Municipal Judge Services dated October 4, 2016 (the "Agreement"), the City Council appointed Kristan K. Wheeler as Presiding Municipal Judge for the Louisville Municipal Court for the unexpired term of the previous presiding municipal judge, for a term expiring January 2, 2018; and WHEREAS, Judge Wheeler was re -appointed by the City Council as Presiding Municipal Judge for a term ending January 2, 2020; and WHEREAS, by letter dated September 17, 2019, Judge Wheeler notified the City Council in writing of her resignation as Presiding Judge and requested the City Council agree to a notice period of fewer than 30 days, so that she may begin new employment on October 1, 2019; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 32, Series 2019, the City Council approved an Agreement for Interim Municipal Judge Services ("Agreement") and appointed David J. Thrower Interim Presiding Municipal Judge for a term expiring February 28, 2020; and WHEREAS, the City and Mr. Thrower have agreed to extend the term of the Agreement, in order to provide the City Council sufficient time to recruit and appoint a new presiding judge; and WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 1788, Series 2019, adopted by the City Council on January 7, 2020, the City Council increased the compensation for the presiding municipal judge; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to further amend the Agreement to reflect the increase in compensation effective March 1, 2020. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO THAT: 1. The proposed First Amendment to Agreement for Interim Municipal Judge Services (the "First Amendment") is hereby approved in essentially the same form as the copy of such First Amendment accompanying this Resolution. Resolution No. 9, Series 2020 Page 1 of 2