OR 2005-1104 Municipal Court Technology FundAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2005-1104
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE COPPELL CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING
SECTION 5-2-4 OF CHAPTER 5, MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY
FUND, TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE FOR FUNDS TO BE USED TO
MAINTAIN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE COPPELL
MUNICIPAL COURT NO. 1 AND TO REPEAL SECTION (F) WHICH
PROVIDED FOR THE FUND TO EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2005; BY
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on or about August 24, 1999, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 99-887
providing for the Municipal Court Technology Fund in accordance with the provisions of Article
102.0172, Subchapter A of Chapter 102 of the TEXAS CODE OF CRIIvffNAL PROCEDURE; and
WHEREAS, amendments to State law since the adoption of said Ordinance has made
certain sections which were required to be included now inapplicable; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to bring the provisions in compliance with current State law;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that Section 5-2-4 of Chapter 5 of the Code
of Ordinances should be amended to repeal Subsection (F) which provided for the fund to expire on
September 1, 2005;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances be, and the same is hereby
amended by amending Section 5-2-4(A) to read as follows:
"A. There is hereby established and created a municipal court technology fund in
accordance with Article 102.0172 of Chapter 102 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as
amended, to be used only to finance the purchase of or to maintain technological enhancements for
the Coppell Municipal Court of Record No. 1, including:
SECTION 2. That Chapter 5 of the Code of ordinances be, and the same is hereby
amended by amending Section 5-2-4 of Article 5-2 by repealing Subsection F in its entirety.
SECTION 3. That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas,
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other
provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or phrase of this ordinance
or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid,
the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof
other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, and shall not affect the
validity of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provides
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this theay of
2005.
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C CITY ATTORNEY
08/03/05)
STOVER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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