(a)
Established.
There is hereby created and established a municipal court building security fund (the “fund”) pursuant to article 102.017 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b)
Amount of fee; assessment of fee.
The municipal court of the city is hereby authorized and required to assess a municipal court building security fee (the “fee”) in the amount of $3.00 against all defendants convicted in a trial of a misdemeanor offense by the municipal court. Each misdemeanor offense shall be subject to a separate assessment of the fee.
(c)
Collection of fee.
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.
(d)
Designated uses.
The fund shall be used only for the purpose of financing the purchase of security devices and/or security services for the building or buildings housing the municipal court of the city. “Security devices and/or security” shall include any and all items described in article 102.017 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(e)
Administration.
The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.
(Ordinance 96-04-15-1, sec. 1, adopted 4/15/96)