Job Openings – City of Bayou Vista

The City is currently seeking a part-time Municipal Court Judge:

Overview

The City of Bayou Vista, Texas is seeking Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) for a part-time Municipal Court Judge. The selected candidate will preside over all municipal court proceedings, including all docket calls, hearings, trials and all matters before the court pertaining to Class C Misdemeanor violations in the City of Bayou Vista. The Judge will issue and sign subpoenas, warrants, capias, judgments, orders and other related administrative paperwork prepared by municipal court staff.

The City of Bayou Vista Municipal Court is held on the first Tuesday of each month beginning at 3:00 pm. The Judge will normally spend 1-2 hours at the court each month.

Newly appointed Municipal Court Judges must attend a Texas Municipal Education Center (TMCEC) New Judges Conference within the first year of appointment. For all attorney judges and non-attorney judges who have previously completed the new judges conference, you must attend a regional TMCEC Regional Judges Conference annually.

Statement of Qualification (SOQ) Requirements

Cover letter and statement of qualifications
Resume
State of Texas Bar Number (if applicable)
Three professional references with addresses and phone numbers.
If applicable, a list of Municipal Court(s) where employed with a contact name and number of staff member associated with the Court’s operations.
A Letter of Intent with salary requirements.

Include in your response to this request a completed Conflict of Interest Questionnaire: https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/forms/CIQpdf

Respondent represents and warrants to the City of Bayou Vista that all information provided in the response shall be true, correct and complete.

The City of Bayou Vista is not responsible for the costs incurred by anyone in the submittal of responses.

The City of Bayou Vista reserves the right to reject any and or all responses.

Deliverables

One (1) original and five (5) copies of the SOQ shall be provided for review in a sealed envelope and clearly marked RFQ-Municipal Court Judge and delivered to Terri Neal, City Secretary, 2929 Hwy 6, Ste 100, Bayou Vista, TX 77563, no later than 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Submissions received after this time will be returned unopened.

All questions shall be directed to Terri Neal at citysecretary@bayouvista.us or at (409) 935-8348.

APPLICATION

8-20-2019: IMPORTANT NOTICE

NOTICE OF 2019 TAX YEAR PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR CITY OF BAYOU VISTA A tax rate of $0.400000 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of City of Bayou Vista. This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate, and state law requires that two public hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate. The governing body of City of Bayou Vista proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax rate increase for the purpose of providing essential City services. PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.400000 per $100 PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE $0.385000 per $100 EFFECTIVE TAX RATE $0.361647 per $100 ROLLBACK TAX RATE $0.447632 per $100 The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City of Bayou Vista from the same properties in both the 2018 tax year and the 2019 tax year. The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that City of Bayou Vista may adopt before voters are entitled to petition for an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback rate. YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: property tax amount= (rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100