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ORDINANCE NO. 9�—2�
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, PROVIDING
FOR THE CREATION OF A MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING SECURITY
FUND; PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF A
MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING SECURITY FEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ARTICLE 102.017 OF THE TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, STATE
OF TEXAS:
Section 1. There is hereby created and established a Municipal Court Building
Security Fund (the "Fund"), pursuant to Article 102.017, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Section 2. The Municipal Court of the City of Friendswood, Texas (the "Municipal
Court") is hereby authorized and required to assess a Municipal Court Building Security Fee (the
"Fee") in the amount of Three Dollars ($3.00) against all defendants convicted of a misdemeanor
offense by the Municipal Court. Each misdemeanor conviction shall be subject to a separate
assessment of the Fee.
Section 3. The Municipal Court Clerk is hereby authorized and required to collect the
Fee and to pay same to the treasury of the City. All Fees so collected and paid over to the
treasury of the City shall be segregated in the Fund.
Section 4. The Fund shall be used only for the purposes of financing the purchase of
security devices and/or services for the building or buildings housing the Municipal Court of the
City. "Security devices and/or services" shall include any and all items described in Article
102.017(d) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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Section 5. The Fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the City
Council of the City.
Section 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith
are, to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed.
Section 7. In the event any clause, phrase, provision, sentence, or part of this
Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstance 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 Ciry 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 8. This Ordinance shall be published and shall become effective in
accordance with state law.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this3rd day of November , 1997.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on second and final reading this 17th day of
November , 1997.
Harold L. Whitaker
Mayor
ATTEST
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Deloris McKenzie, TRM
City Secretary
*Councilmember Hajecate - Motion
Councilmember Austin - 2nd
Approved - Unanimous
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