(a) Subject to the appointment procedures set forth in section 8-2.1, the mayor and council may appoint limited special magistrates to provide for the expeditious enforcement of civil violations and civil infractions of the Tucson Code and civil traffic violations under state law. Limited special magistrates shall be full time, shall serve a two (2) year term of office, and may be reappointed to additional two (2) year terms. Any limited special magistrates already serving as of July 1, 2024, will serve the balance of their existing term, and any subsequent terms will be two (2) years.
(b) Limited special magistrates shall have concurrent jurisdiction with regular and special magistrates to hear and decide actions alleging civil violations or civil infractions of the Tucson Code and civil traffic violations under state law, and shall assume all duties referenced in the Tucson Code as being the responsibility of an administrative hearing officer.
(c) At the time of appointment, limited special magistrates must have demonstrated experience or familiarity with administrative proceedings, technical codes or traffic law.
(d) The compensation to be received by limited special magistrates shall be as set from time to time by the mayor and council and shall include the same fringe benefits as provided to regular magistrates.
(Ord. No. 7887, § 4, 8-3-92; Ord. No. 8179, § 1, 1-3-94; Ord. No. 9398, § 1, 6-12-00; Ord. No. 10063, § 2, 10-11-04; Ord. No. 12110, § 1, 8-7-24)