§ 18-02-030. Salary; duties.

The municipal judge shall actively and continuously devote all time necessary to perform the regular business and duties of municipal judge of the city. The municipal judge shall be on call twenty-four (24) hours per day and shall hold as many sessions of court per week as are necessary to dispose of all citations and complaints pending before the court. The salary for the municipal judge for each term of office shall be equal to the annual salary of a half-time New Mexico magistrate judge upon the date of the election of the municipal judge to that position. City shall also make any other legally required employer contributions. Any such increase in compensation shall be implemented by resolution of the city commission will become effective on the first pay period after the election in March of 2014, and for subsequent terms thereafter.

(Code 1960, § 1-14-3; Ord. No. 549, 10-12-76; Ord. No. 640-82, § 1, 2-9-82; Ord. No. 774, § 1, 10-24-89; Ord. No. 890 (part); Ord. No. 1025, § 1, 11-25-97; Ord. No. 1243, 9-13-05; Ord. No. 1437, § 1, 7-23-13)