The judge of the municipal court serves for a term of office of two years and shall be appointed/reappointed with the term of office of the mayor.
(Ordinance 633-0205 adopted 2/8/05)
(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.
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 conviction 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) 
Authorized uses.
The fund shall be used only for the purpose 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.
(e) 
Administration.
The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.
(Ordinance 607 adopted 3/15/01)
(a) 
Established.
(1) 
There is hereby created and established a municipal court technology fund, herein known as the fund, pursuant to article 102.0172 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(2) 
The fund may be maintained in an interest-bearing account and may be maintained in the general revenue account.
(b) 
Amount of fee; assessment and collection.
(1) 
The fee shall be in the amount of $4.00.
(2) 
The fee shall be assessed and collected from the defendant upon conviction for a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court as a cost of court. A defendant is considered convicted if:
(A) 
A sentence is imposed on the person;
(B) 
The person is placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision; or
(C) 
The court defers final disposition of the person’s case.
(3) 
The fee shall be collected on conviction for an offense committed on or after September 1, 2000.
(4) 
The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the city secretary, who shall deposit the fee into the municipal court technology fund.
(c) 
Designated uses; administration.
The fund shall be used only to finance the purchase of technological enhancements for the municipal court of the city, including those items as specified in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, article 102.0172
(Ordinance 601, sec. 3, adopted 8/8/00; Ordinance adopting Code)