Saint Joseph council approves ordinance modifying municipal judge pay; one abstention

The Saint Joseph City Council approved an ordinance to modify the salary for the municipal court judge and hourly rates for substitute judges after a motion to postpone the item failed for lack of a second.

Clerk read the ordinance (item 10) as “An ordinance modifying the salary for the municipal court judge and hourly rates for substitute judges in accordance with the requirements of the charter.” A motion to postpone the bill (referred to in the discussion as bill 4 59 22) to allow a work session was made but received no second. The council reverted to the original bill and approved the ordinance; the vote on the floor was recorded as eight in favor, zero opposed, and one abstention by Council member Randall. The ordinance record provided in the meeting transcript does not state the new salary or the hourly rates for substitute judges.

Council did not take additional action on implementation details during the meeting. There was no public testimony on this item during the meeting record.

The council moved on to other agenda items after the vote.