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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

11/01/2022

BACKGROUND

On September 13, 2022, Council adopted a budget for FY 2022-23 with ordinance 22-T-30. That adoption included $12,740 of expenditures out of the restricted Court Technology Fund. These funds can be used in accordance with Texas Code of Criminal Procedure art 102.0172, which includes technological enhancements for the courtroom.

The increase in personnel with the FY 2022-23 Budget will cause additional space requirements for building 1. During COVID, the Council Chambers were used successfully to hold municipal court with the required spacing requirements. Staff is proposing to use the current courtroom for additional office space and move municipal court to the Council Chambers, until further notice.

Plans have been in place to update the Council Chamber Audio/Visual system and is ready to move forward. With court moving to the Council Chambers, additional enhancements are needed. While the current set up was usable during COVID, court is requesting a few additional features that were in the old courtroom.

These additional expenditures would fall under appropriate usage of the Court Technology funds. Council adopted a budget to use $12,740 throughout the year as needs arise, but the requested upgrades are $23,433. This adjustment would allocate the remaining $10,693 needed to complete the Court audio/visual upgrades to the Council Chambers.

GOAL

To authorize funding to provide additional audio/visual upgrades to the Council Chambers to use the facility for municipal court.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

Keep existing court functions when holding court in the Council Chambers.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Approval of Budget Adjustment Ord 22-T-43 to provide funding for audio/visual upgrades to the Council Chambers to be used as a municipal courtroom.

FISCAL IMPACT

The current balance of the Court Technology Fund is $510,635. This adjustment would reduce that balance by $10,963 to $499,671.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends approval of ordinance 22-T-43.

Attachments
Ordinance 22-T-43