THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2017 AT 3:30 PM, AUSTIN CITY HALL 301 W. SECOND STREET AUSTIN, TX Jimmy Flannigan, Chair Gregorio Casar, Vice Chair Delia Garza Leslie Pool A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Action will only be taken by the members of the committee. The committee may go into a closed session under the Open Meetings Act, Section 551.071, of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from legal counsel on any item on this agenda. CALL TO ORDER Approval of Minutes 1. Approve the minutes of the Judicial Committee meeting of November 6, 2017. Citizen Communication: General 2. The first five speakers signed up before the meeting is called to order will each be allowed to speak two minutes on an any item not on this agenda. Discussion and Possible Action 3. Discussion and possible action on process and timeline for the evaluation and appointment of Austin Municipal Court Judges. Sponsors: Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, and Council Member Gregorio Casar 4. Discussion and possible action on objectives and metrics that may be used to evaluate judicial applicants based on Council Resolution No. 20171214-060. Sponsors: Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, and Council Member Gregorio Casar 5. Discussion and possible action on job descriptions for judicial applicants. Sponsors: Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, and Council Member Gregorio Casar 6. Discussion and possible action on full 2018 Council Judicial Committee calendar. Sponsors: Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, and Council Member Gregorio Casar Briefing 7. Briefing on Austin Municipal Court needs assessment and discussion on total number of FTEs and salaries. Sponsors: Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, and Council Member Gregorio Casar Executive Session 8. Discuss personnel issues related to Municipal Court judicial appointments (Personnel matters - Section 551.074 of the Government Code). Sponsors: Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, and Council Member Gregorio Casar 9. Discuss legal issues related to Municipal Court judicial appointments (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Government Code). Sponsors: Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, and Council Member Gregorio Casar Future Items 10. Discussion of future agenda items. ADJOURN For assistance, please call 512-974-2210 or TTY users route through 711. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request.