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Clayton aldermen debate municipal judge selection process, term length and transparency
Summary
The Board of Aldermen discussed whether to repeat the open municipal-judge selection process used two years earlier. Members generally supported advertising for applicants and using a selection panel, while some expressed concern that the charter’s two-year judge term may reduce continuity and could merit a charter review.
The Clayton Board of Aldermen discussed the municipal judge selection process during its May 13 meeting and generally signaled support for using the selection panel and an open advertisement process used two years earlier, but several aldermen urged a review of the two-year term for the office to address continuity concerns.
City staff reminded the board that the charter establishes the judge’s requirements and that, if the board wishes, the city will advertise the municipal-judge opening in June and assemble the interview panel the commission used previously. "If you want to go that direction,…
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