12-R-26 - Mike WigginsRESOLUTION NO. 12-R-26
WHEREAS: We, as elected officials, are held, and rightly so, to high moral standards;
and
WHEREAS: Such standards not only extend to all elected officials, but especially to the
judiciary, in which we place grave trust; and
WHEREAS: It is the purview of the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct to exercise
jurisdiction over Texas Judges; and
WHEREAS: It is not the purview of the City of Schertz to exercise jurisdiction over
Texas Judges not in it's employ;
WHEREAS: It is nonetheless the opinion of the City Council of the City of Schertz,
that the office of Guadalupe County Judge is potentially one of great importance to the
well-being of cities within the County; and
WHEREAS: It is nevertheless the opinion of the City Council of the City of Schertz
that the Commissioner's Court of Guadalupe County acted appropriately and laudably in
adopting a resolution calling for the resignation of the current County Judge; and
WHEREAS: The City Council of the City of Schertz openly acknowledges it has no
authority to call for the resignation of the County Judge, or to censure the Judge, or to
openly condemn the Judge for his admitted actions; nevertheless;
Be it resolved that the City Council of the City of Schertz applauds and supports and
defends the Guadalupe County Commissioner's Court resolution calling for the
resignation of Guadalupe County Judge Mike Wiggins.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 6`" day of March, 2412.
Mayor al Baldwin
Councilman George Antuna
1.
Councilman Cedric Edwards
ATTEST:
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Brenda Dennis, TRMC, MMC City Secretary