HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-16-23 Correspondence - Mayor Andrus to Judge Herrington BOZ E MANMT
Mayor
March 16, 2023
Judge Colleen Herrington
Bozeman Municipal Court
901 N Rouse Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59715
jerrington@bozeman.net
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Dear Judge Herrington,
I write in response to the document you provided the City Commission on March 3, 2023. Thank
you for bringing this important issue to our attention.
Municipal Court judges, like the members of the City Commission, are elected officials and not
City employees. Under both 3-6-203, MCA, and Sec. 22.01.090,BMC, only the Bozeman City
Commission can establish the salary for Municipal Court judges. The Commission has not
authorized the Municipal Court judges to receive director benefits.
Respectfully,the Commission disagrees with the allegations the City Manager's decision to
disallow director benefits for the judges violates Resolution 5169 or Montana law.
The Bozeman City Commission will consider a resolution establishing the salary for the
municipal court judges for fiscal year 2023 at its April 11, 2023 meeting. In doing so, the
Commission will take into consideration the additional duties required by state law for a chief
judge of a municipal court.
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