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Belton council establishes municipal court of record, names judges and prosecutor
Summary
The Belton City Council unanimously amended its code to create a municipal court of record, set two-year judge terms, named presiding and associate judges and confirmed the city prosecutor; the council chose video-recording as the initial reporting method with a short retention policy and a transcription-on-appeal workflow.
The Belton City Council on May 13 unanimously approved an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the city code to establish a municipal court of record and then approved employment contracts for the presiding judge, associate judge and the municipal prosecutor.
City staff said the change follows a charter amendment voters approved in the May 3 special election that removed a conflict preventing fixed judicial terms. "The big thing is, appeals in a court of record can only be done based upon procedural issues," a city presenter said during the discussion, explaining how the court-of-record status changes appeal review.
Under the ordinance the presiding municipal judge will be Steve Lee and the…
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