(a) Appointment.
The alternate judge of the municipal court
shall be appointed by the city council. The alternate judge shall
serve in case of disability or absence of the municipal judge.
(b) Qualifications.
The alternate judge shall meet the same
qualifications as the regular judge.
(c) Powers and duties.
The alternate judge shall have all
the powers and duties of office as bestowed on the regular judge and
that are provided by law.
(d) Compensation.
The alternate judge shall receive compensation
at the rate of $75.00 per day for each day or part thereof that he
sits, to be deducted from the regular judge’s salary and subject
to monthly budget limits.
(Ordinance adopted 5/24/93)
(a) All
defendants convicted in trial of a misdemeanor offense in municipal
court shall be assessed a three dollar ($3.00) security fee as cost
of court.
(b) A
person shall be considered convicted if:
(1) A sentence is imposed on the person;
(2) The person receives community supervision, including deferred adjudication;
or
(3) The court defers final disposition of the person’s case.
(c) The
costs collected shall be paid to the finance officer and deposited
in a fund to be known as the municipal court building security fund.
This fund shall be administered under the direction of the city council
and may 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 Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P.
art. 102.017(d).
(Ordinance 9809-16 adopted 9/14/98; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) Establishment.
(1) There is hereby created and established a municipal court technology
fund, here-in-now 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 (up to four (4) dollars).
(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 conviction for an offense committed
on or after September 13, 1999 (or for conviction on offenses committed
on or after the ordinance from which this section derives is adopted).
Fee may only be assessed and collected on offenses occurring on or
after September 1, 1999. The fee may not be assessed or collected
retroactively if fund is established at a later date than September
1, 1999.
(4) The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the
municipal treasurer or finance officer 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 technology enhancements for the municipal court
of the city. “Technology enhancements” shall include any
and all items described in article 102.0172 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure.
(2) The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city
council.
(d) Administration of fund.
The purpose of the use of any
funds remaining in the fund shall continue to be used and administered
as required by this section and for that purpose this section remains
in effect.
(Ordinance 9808-08, secs. 1–3,
7, adopted 8/23/99)