It is the desire of the city council to have a municipal court without record in accordance with Texas Government Code 29, Municipal Courts. Ordinance 070102-01 is hereby rescinded and replaced with Ordinance 85-0514 and 070220-1 respectively.
(Ordinance 070220-1 adopted 2/20/07)
(a) 
The office of the judge of the municipal court of the city shall be filled by appointment, with term of office to run concurrent with the term of office of the mayor. Such appointment shall be made by the mayor, to be confirmed by the city council. The first judge to be appointed under this section shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term of the incumbent mayor; and thereafter a judge shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years. All judges so appointed and confirmed shall serve for the term for which appointed and until their successor shall have duly qualified. Any vacancy in the office of judge of the municipal court shall be filled in the same manner as above provided, to serve for the remainder of the term of such judge and until his successor shall have duly qualified.
(b) 
The mayor may also appoint an alternate judge to serve when the regular judge of the municipal court is on vacation, is sick, is disqualified to sit in a particular case, or is temporarily unable to act for any reason.
(Ordinance 85-0514 adopted 5/14/85; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
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) 
The municipal court of the city (the “municipal court”) 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 of a misdemeanor offense by the municipal court. Each misdemeanor conviction shall be subject to a separate assessment of the fee.
(c) 
A person is considered to have been convicted in a case if:
(1) 
Judgment, sentence, or both are imposed on the person;
(2) 
The person is placed on deferred disposition; or
(3) 
The court defers final disposition or imposition of the judgment and sentence.
(d) 
The fee shall be collected on convictions for offenses committed on or after this section is adopted.
(e) 
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.
(f) 
The fund shall be used only for the purpose of financing the purchases 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-1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(g) 
The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.
(Ordinance 161018-02 adopted 10/18/16)
(a) 
Establishment.
(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) 
Establishment of amount of the fee and 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) 
Judgment, sentence, or both are imposed on the person;
(B) 
The person is placed on deferred disposition; or
(C) 
The court defers final disposition or imposition of the judgment and sentence.
(3) 
The fee shall be collected on convictions for offenses committed on or after this division is adopted.
(4) 
The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the city secretary of the city, who shall deposit the fee into the municipal court technology fund.
(c) 
Designated use of the fund and administration.
(1) 
The fund shall be used only for the purpose of financing the purchase of or to maintain technological enhancements for the municipal court of the city. “Technological enhancements” shall include any and all items described in article 102.0172(d) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(2) 
The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.
(Ordinance 161018-01 adopted 10/18/16)