(a) The bailiffs of the municipal court of record, under the direction and supervision of the administrative municipal judge, shall serve the municipal court of record.
(b) The bailiffs shall:
(1) be selected by the administrative municipal judge;
(2) meet all qualifications necessary to be certified as peace officers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education; and
(3) be appointed and commissioned by the city marshal as deputy city marshals.
(c) The administrative municipal judge or his designee shall supervise the activities of bailiffs and shall have the authority to impose disciplinary action in accordance with city personnel rules. If the administrative municipal judge terminates the employment of a bailiff, the city marshal shall remove the appointment and commission of the bailiff as a deputy city marshal.
(d) Appeals from disciplinary actions taken by the administrative judge shall be to the city manager or his designee and then to the trial board in cases where that body has jurisdiction. If a bailiff whose employment has been terminated is reinstated during the appeal process, then the bailiff shall be reappointed as a bailiff by the administrative municipal judge and reappointed and recommissioned by the city marshal as a deputy city marshal. (Ord. Nos. 18477; 18837; 19802)