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<br />22. Amend Section 27, "City judge," to provide that the city judge shall be a licensed <br />attorney so that the first sentence shall read: <br /> <br />The city council shall appoint a duly licensed attorney to serve as the city <br />judge, with a term of two years. <br /> <br />D For <br /> <br />D Against <br /> <br />23. Amend Section 27, "City judge," to provide that if the city judge is unavailable to <br />act for any reason that rather than the mayor acting as judge, the council shall appoint <br />a duly licensed attorney to serve as acting judge, so that the fourth and fifth sentences <br />are replaced with the following sentence: <br /> <br />In the event of failure of the city judge to act for any reason, the council may <br />choose a duly licensed attorney to perform as acting city judge. <br /> <br />D For <br /> <br />D Against <br /> <br />24. Amend Section 27, "City judge," to comply with state law by providing that <br />costs and fines of the municipal court shall be paid and used for the purposes <br />required by law in addition to being used for the benefit of the city, so that the <br />last sentence reads as follows: <br /> <br />All costs and fines imposed by the municipal court, or by any court in cases <br />appealed from judgments of the municipal court, shall be paid into the city <br />treasury and used for the benefit ofthe city or as required by state law. <br /> <br />D For D Against <br /> <br />25. Amend Section 28, "City attorney," to delete the requirement that the city attorney <br />be a lawyer practicing in Paris, so that the first sentence reads as follows: <br /> <br />The city council shall appoint a duly licensed attorney who shall be its city <br />attorney. <br /> <br />D ForD Against <br />26. Amend Section 28, "City attorney," to provide that whereas the city attorney shall <br />hold office at the will of the council and for the compensation fixed by the council, he <br />need not remain in office until his successor is appointed, so that the second sentence <br />reads as follows: <br /> <br />He shall receive for his services such compensation as may be fixed by the <br />council and shall hold his office at the will of the city council. <br /> <br />D For <br /> <br />D Against <br /> <br />27. Amend Section 28, "City attorney," deleting the first sentence of the second <br />paragraph, which reads "The city attorney shall represent the city in all <br /> <br />7 <br />