HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2000-06 ORDINANCE NO. 2000-06
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS,
PRO VIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUNICIPAL COURT
TECHNOLOGY FUND; PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND
COLLECTION OF A MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY FEE; AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 102.0172, Code of Criminal Procedure, municipalities
are authorized to provide for the establishment of a Municipal Court Technology Fund; and
WHEREAS, in accordance therewith, the City Council of the City of Friendswood
desires to provide for such fund and to assess and collect fees therefor in accordance with law;
now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS:
Section 1. Establishment of Municipal Court Technology Fund.
A. Pursuant to and in accordance with Article 102.0172, Texas Code of Criminal
Procedure, there is hereby created and established a Municipal Court Technology Fund (the
"Fund").
B. The Fund shall be maintained in an interest bearing account. The Fund may be
combined with the City's general revenue account if its contents, including all interest earned
thereon, are identified and accounted for.
Section 2. Assessment and Collection of Fee; Establishment of Amount.
A. There is hereby established a Municipal Court Technology Fund Fee (the
"Fee"), which shall be in the amount of four dollars ($4.00).
B. The Fee shall be assessed and collected from each defendant for each conviction
of a misdemeanor offense in the City's Municipal Court as a cost of court. A defendant is
considered convicted if:
(1) a sentence is unposed on the defendant;
(2) the defendant is placed on community supervision, including deferred
adjudication community supervision; or
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(3) the court defers final disposition of the defendant's case.
C. The Fee shall be collected for each conviction for an offense committed on or
after September 1, 1999.
D. The Clerk of the Municipal Court shall collect the Fee and render same to the
City Treasurer, who shall deposit all Fees collected into the Fund.
Section 3. Designated Use of the Fund; Administration.
A. The Fund shall be used only for financing the acquisition of technological
enhancements for the Municipal Court of the City, including computer systems, computer
networks, computer hardware, computer software, imaging systems, electronic kiosks;
electronic ticket writers; and docket management systems.
B. The Fund shall be administered by, and shall be under the direction and
supervision of, the City Council.
Section 4. In the event any clause phrase, provision, sentence, or part of this
Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be
adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect,
impair, or invalidate this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereof other than the part
declared to be invalid or unconstitutional; and the City Council of the City of Friendswood,
Texas, declares that it would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the
omission of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional, whether there be one or
more parts.
Section 5. All ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith are, to the extent of
such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 6th day of March , 2000.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on second and final reading this 2 0 th day of
March , 2000.
Harold L. Whitaker
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Deloris McKenzie, RMC
City Secretary
MOTION: Councilmember Mel l�Zeaseles
2ND: Councilmember Kitten Hajecate
APPROVED: Unanimousl_y
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