2005-025-ORD AMENDING ARTICLE I TO CHAPTER 18 OF CODE OF ORDINANCES OF COP TO ADD NEW SECTION 18-7

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E !NO. 2005-025 AN ORDINANCE OF HE CIT COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARIS, PARIS,TEXAS,AME INGAR IdLEITOCHAPTER180F H CODE OF ORDINANCES OF HE CIT 0' PARIS, JUDICIAL DEP T' ENT, TO ADD A NEW S CTION 8-1 THERETO ESTABLlS IN THE POSITION OF BAlLI F; PRO IQING FOR THE DUTIE 0 ! SAID POSITION; PROVIDI G FOR TIlE FUNDING OF SAID OS TION; MAKING OTHER F DINGS ri PROVISIONS RELATE T THE SUBJECT; AND PROV DING A EJi'FECTIVE DATE. I WHEREAS, Article 102.017 of th T~xas Code of Criminal pro~dure ~uthorizes the governing body of a municipality y ordinan e to 'create a municipal court build ng s ~urity fund and to require defendants convicted 0 misdeme or offenses in the municipal co of s ld municipality to pay a security fee as a cost of c urt; and, I WHEREAS, the City Co cilofth City of Paris, Texas, has by priOI ord nance found at Section 18-23 (a) (2) of the Code fOrdinan es 6reated the aforesaid security ee d security fund in conformance with state law; d, ! WHEREAS, said securi fund ma be j.lsed and expended only on tJose @sts associated with providing security services r buildin s hqusing a municipal court; andj WHEREAS, among thos identifie permissible expenditures from sJid ; d is to pay the cost of bailiffs or contract securi personne to provide appropriate security sfrvic s to the Court; an~ I WHEREAS, the City Co cil desir s to utilize the services Ofbaili~Wh possess those certifications as required by law d the Ci Manager and Municipal Court udg and who will report directly to the Municipal ourt Judg , and to fund the aforesaid baili pos (ions from the Municipal Court Security Fund; d, I WHEREAS, by utilizing the servi es <?f a separate full time bailif res onsible to the Municipal Court Judge, the City olice Dep ment will no longer need to pro ide fliliff services; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY HE CIT qOUNCIL OF THE CITY F PRIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the fmdin s set out i the!preamble to this ordinance art her by in all things approved. ! Section 2. That Article I to Chapte 18! of the Code of Ordinances t th ,City of Paris, entitled Judicial Department, shal be and is erelly amended to provide a new ecti; 18-7 thereto creating the position of Municip Court B lift'; providing for the appointrn t 0 said bailiff( s), ! I