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Budget Committee Minutes August 25, 1999 Page 2 and software to run all their programs and reports that go to the state. Judge Hunt said the only Capital Outlay that he has requested is $3,000.00 for a computer for his office. Judge Hunt said there is anew fund that is going to be a computer fund dedicated with the $4.00 court cost that they collect starting September 1 St, so, they are asking that they purchase a computer for his office. Judge Hunt said their collections are about $45,000.00 a month and approximately 20% of that goes to the state. They handle something over 5,000 cases a year, and he would anticipate that if the personnel is there to work ordinance cases, there will be many more cases filed in the court. The Judge also said he anticipated an increase in cases filed as a result of the City having police officers on more school campuses than in the past with having North Lamar and Chisum in the City. Some of his concerns in the Municipal Court are small areas for the clerk and the jury room /conference room, which is shared with the Police Department it is full of records that they are trying to find a place to put the records, as the Assistant City Attorney also uses that as her office, so they are in a crowded situation. Judge Hunt said the second thing they have is the court room which is right in the middle of the police station, and that give some pause to the people that comes before him when you have policemen surrounding them on every wall of the court room, as to whether they are getting a fair shake. Judge Hunt said he has asked that all of his clerks be state certified and court clerks through the Texas Court Clerk Association, and they have to have basically three hours of education training seminars and pass the exam. Judge Hunt said there is talk about a 5% increase across the board, and where there is certification there is additional perks given to the employees for getting their certification, and he would like for that to be looked at, if not now, in the future. Judge Hunt said that three things they have in the department besides the revenue from fines, the computer fund where there is a $4.00 fee starting in September 1St that will be collected on each conviction. There is a security fund, which the law provides a $3.00 fee per conviction for security measures, and this is a restrictive fund and you can only use it for specific items, and there is about $34,000.00 in that account and we have been holding off on that until we see what is going to happen regarding a different building. There is also an additional fund. When a person pays fines, court cost