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ORDINANCE #_9 <br />AN ORDINANCE LE'VING AN ADDITIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT COST OF THREE DOLLARS ($3.00) <br />ON EACH MISDEMEANOR AND TRAFFIC OFFENSE BROUGHT IN THE BATESVILLE MUNICIPAL <br />COURT; CREATING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUND; PROVIDING FOR USE OF SAID FUND TO <br />BE TO DEFRAY COST OF USE OF THE COUNTY JAIL BY CITY PRISONERS, DECLARING AN <br />EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: <br />Section 1: An additional Three Dollars ($3.00) is hereby levied and shall be <br />collected by the Batesville Municipal Court as Court Costs from each defendant <br />upon a plea of guilty, nolo contendre, forfeiture of bond or determination of <br />guilt for all misdemeanors and traffic offenses brought before said court. <br />Section 2: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to establish a <br />fund to be known as the Criminal Justice Fund and all monies collected by the <br />levy of the additional court costs shall be deposited to the credit of said <br />Criminal Justice Fund. <br />Section 3: All monies deposited in said fund shall be for the sole and <br />exclusive purpose of paying expenses incurred by incarcerating city prisoners <br />in the County Jail. <br />Section 4: The cost of incarcerating prisoners in the County Jailis a major <br />expense upon the City and due to its nature not possible to effectively budget; <br />therefore a fund with independent sources and liabilities is required; further- <br />more, said costs and fund are necessary for good law enforcement and for the <br />protection of the citizens of Batesville's health, safety and welfare; there- <br />fore, an emergency is declared and this ordinance shall be in full force and <br />effect from and after the date of its adoption. <br />ADOPTED this day of July, 1981. <br />APPROVED: <br />ATTEST: <br />LARRYWILLL413, CITY CLERK <br />JIM SHIRRELL, MAYOR <br />