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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-26
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, establishing the
compensation to be paid to the presiding pro tem judge and other pro tem judges
of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Court.
WHEREAS, RCW 3.50.090(1) provides that the compensation to be paid to pro tem
judges of the municipal court must be fixed by ordinance of the municipality in which the court
is located; and
WHEREAS, BIMC 2.20.060.E provides for the compensation of the presiding pro tem
judge and other pro tem judges of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Court to be set by separate
ordinance, which shall not be codified; and
WHEREAS, the current compensation paid to the presiding judge pro tem and other pro
tem judges of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Court is $86.38 per hour; and
WHEREAS, the Bainbridge Island Municipal Court Judge has recommended that the
rate be increased to $100.00 per hour to be more consistent with the hourly rates for pro tem
judges paid by other cities in Kitsap County; and
WHEREAS, the Bainbridge Island City Council concurs with the Municipal Court
Judge’s recommendation and has therefore decided to increase the compensation as
recommended and to provide for future increases based on the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Compensation of pro tem judges. The presiding judge pro tem and any
other judges pro tem shall receive compensation at the rate of $100.00 per hour. Effective
January 1, 2026 and every January 1 thereafter, the base rate of compensation in effect on
December 31 of the immediately preceding year shall be increased by the amount of the June-
June Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, All Items, CPI-U, for the most recent previous year, as is
supplied by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unless otherwise
provided for by law, the presiding judge pro tem shall be compensated at the same rate as any
other judge pro tem.
Section 2. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of
this ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this ordinance be preempted by state
or federal law or regulation, such decision or preemption shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days
from its passage and publication as required by law.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 10th day of September, 2024.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 10th day of September, 2024.
Joe Deets, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
Christine Brown, MMC, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: September 6, 2024
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: September 10, 2024
PUBLISHED: September 13, 2024
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 18, 2024
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-26