1995-183AN ORDINANCE CREATING A MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING SECURITY FUND AND
REQUIRING THAT A DEFENDANT CONVICTED IN A TRIAL FOR A MISDEMEANOR
OFFENSE IN THE CITY OF DENTON MUNICIPAL COURT NO. 1 AND ANY OTHER
CITY OF DENTON MUNICIPAL COURT WHICH MAY HEREAFTER BE CREATED,
SHALL PAY A THREE DOLLAR SECURITY FEE AS A COST OF COURT; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That any person convicted in a trial in the
City of Denton Municipal Court No. 1 or any other city of Denton
Municipal Court which may hereafter be created, shall pay a three
dollar security fee as a cost of court to be collected by the Clerk
of the Court.
SECTION II. For the purpose of this ordinance, a person is
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.
SECTION III. For the purpose of this ordinance, the
Municipal Court Building Security Fund, may be used only to finance
the following items, when used for the purpose of providing
security services for the City of Denton Municipal Court No. 1 or
any other City of Denton Municipal Court, which may hereafter be
created:
(1) the purchase or repair of X-ray machines and
conveying systems;
(2) handheld metal detectors;
(3) walkthrough 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;
(7) signage;
(8) confiscated weapon inventory and tracking systems;
(9) locks, chains, or other security hardware; or
(10) or any other lawful item or service for which the
said funds may be expended.
SECTION IV. For the purpose of this ordinance, the
Municipal Court Building Security Fund shall be administered by the
governing body who shall receive recommendations for administering
the fund from a committee comprised of the City Council Municipal
Court Advisory Committee, the Municipal Judge and the Municipal
Court Administrator.
SECTION V. That if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City
Council of the city of Denton, Texas hereby declares it would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION VI. That this ordinance shall become effective
fourteen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City
Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance
to be published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official
newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the
date of its passage. /.~da o~
PASSED AND APPROVED this the _ y 1995.
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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