ARTICLE 7.200: BUILDING SECURITY FUND

§ 7.201 Fund Created.

There is hereby created a municipal court building security fund. This fund shall be administered under the direction of the governing body of the City of Pottsboro.

(Ordinance adopting Code)

§ 7.202 Fee Assessed.

All defendants convicted in a trial for a misdemeanor offense in municipal court shall be required to pay a fee not to exceed the maximum permitted by statute. A person is considered convicted for purposes of this article if a sentence is imposed on the person, the person receives community supervision, including deferred adjudication, or the court defers final disposition of the person’s case. The security fee shall be collected by the municipal court clerk and paid to the official who discharges the duties of municipal treasurer for deposit in the municipal court building security fund.

(Ordinance 1440 adopted 9/9/19)

§ 7.203 Fund Purposes.

No expenditures or withdrawals shall be made from the court building security fund except to finance eligible items listed in Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P. art. 102.017(d) when used for the purpose of providing security services for any buildings housing the municipal court of the city:

(1)

The purchase or repair of x-ray machines and conveying systems;

(2)

Handheld metal detectors;

(3)

Walk-through metal detectors;

(4)

Identification cards and systems;

(5)

Electronic locking and surveillance equipment;

(6)

Bailiffs, deputy sheriffs, deputy constables, or contract security personnel during times when they are providing appropriate security services;