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Council appoints interim municipal judge and moves to appoint court clerk by ordinance
Summary
The council appointed Attorney Armando B. Gonzalez Jr. as interim municipal judge under a contract of $5,000 per month (plus training costs) for six months with an option to extend; council also advanced a first reading to appoint Mateo Perez as municipal court clerk.
The council voted to appoint Attorney Armando B. Gonzalez Jr. as interim municipal judge for the Ingleside Municipal Court of Record and authorized the mayor to negotiate and execute a contract for the position at $5,000 per month plus training costs through the Texas Municipal Court Education Center.
During a closed‑session personnel deliberation council discussed the contract terms and returned to open session where a motion was made and seconded to appoint Armando B. Gonzalez Jr. as interim municipal judge, with an initial six‑month contract and an option to extend another six months at council discretion. The motion authorized the mayor to negotiate and execute the contract; council approved the appointment by voice vote.
Separately, the council took the first reading of an ordinance to appoint the municipal court clerk — a statutory requirement for the City Court of Record — and named Mateo Perez as the recommended appointee. The item was presented as a first reading and will return for final adoption as required by ordinance procedure. Staff said Perez is already a municipal court employee and will appear at the next meeting for any formal actions required.
Council members emphasized the appointment is to reestablish court operations after conversion to a court of record; the personnel contract is limited to compensation and training costs and does not include employee benefits. The motion specified a monthly fee and training costs but did not include other benefits.
