(a) There is hereby created one administrative assignment position of Presiding Magistrate of the City Court of the City of Tucson whose function it is to assist the presiding judge of the superior court in performing administrative duties associated with the judicial and non-judicial functions of the city court.
(b) The presiding judge of the superior court is hereby authorized to appoint, in their sole discretion, any sitting city magistrate to the administrative assignment position of presiding magistrate.
(c) Any sitting city magistrate selected for assignment to the position of presiding magistrate shall serve at the pleasure of the presiding judge of the superior court, and may be removed from the administrative assignment of presiding magistrate at any time, for any reason, without cause and without right of appeal by the presiding judge of the superior court.
(d) While performing the administrative assignment of presiding magistrate, a city magistrate shall receive additional compensation in the amount of ten (10) percent of their annual salary, payable on a biweekly basis, pro-rated.
(e) The presiding magistrate shall perform those duties as required by law and this chapter and as assigned by the presiding judge of the superior court.
(Ord. No. 9042, § 1, 4-13-98; Ord. No. 10062, § 4, 10-11-04; Ord. No. 10454, § 1, 9-25-07; Ord. No. 12110, § 1, 8-7-24)