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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 00 SUBJECT TO THE RECEII'T OF THE
TECHNOLOGY FEE COLLECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING TECHNOLOGICAL
ENHANCEMENTS TO MUNICIPAL COURT, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATNE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL
PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTNE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
SECTION 1
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 1998-99 and in the Budget of
the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Project Fund in the amount
of $300,000 00 subject to the receipt of the technology fee collections for the purpose of funding technological enhancements
to Municipal Court.
SECTION 2.
That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by
a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections,
or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3
That this ordinance shall be cumulafive of Ordinance No. 13540 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the
same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and
appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly
repealed.
SECTION 4
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROV D AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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SUBJECT ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE CREATING MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND
AND RELATED APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Adopt the attached ordinance creating a Municipal Court Technology Fund Project in the Special
Trust Fund and require a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor offense in Municipal Court to pay a
$4 00 technology fee as a cost of the court;, and
2 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Special Trust Fund Municipal Court Technology Fund Project in the amount of $300,000 00 subject
to receipt of technology fee collections
DISCUSSION
The 76th Texas Legislature, during the 1999 regular session, adopted an amendment to Subchapter A,
Chapter 102, Code of Criminal Procedure to allow the governing body of a municipality to create by
ordinance a municipal court technology fund Funding is to be derived from a technology fee not to
exceed $4 00 as a cost of the court to be assessed on defendants convicted of a misdemeanor offense
in a municipal court.
The fund, as designated under this article, may be used only to finance the purchase of technological
enhancements fora municipal court, including computer systems, computer networks, computer
hardware, software, imaging systems, electronic kiosks, electronic ticket writers, and docket
management systems
The legislation takes effect September 1, 1999, and expires September 1, 2005
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that upon adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be
available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Special Trust Fund Municipa Courts
will be responsible for collecting and depositing this fee
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