HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-068-06/01/1999-APPROVING A CHARGE FOR PERSONAL SERVICE COSTS OF CASES HEARD IN THE FORT COLLINS MUNICIPAL COURT RESOLUTION 99-68
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING A CHARGE FOR PERSONAL SERVICE COSTS
FOR CASES HEARD IN THE FORT COLLINS MUNICIPAL COURT
WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article VII of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado,
provides that rules,procedures, costs and fees for the Municipal Court of the City of Fort Collins
shall be enacted by the Council upon recommendation of the Municipal Judge; and
WHEREAS, Municipal Judge Kathleen M. Lane has recommended the adoption of a
personal service cost for cases in Municipal Court in which the defendant has to be located and
personally served with a summons and complaint by a police officer; and
WHEREAS,the City Council believes that the establishment of the recommended cost is in
the best interests of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE, COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That a charge in the amount of the actual cost of service (with a minimum
established and revised as necessary by Fort Collins Police Services) is hereby approved by the
Council and shall be imposed upon defendants in all cases filed in the Fort Collins Municipal Court
in which the defendant has to be located and personally served with a summons and complaint by
a police officer and then enters a plea of "guilty" or "no contest" to the charge(s)or is found guilty
of the charge at trial, unless such cost is specifically waived by the Court.
Section 2. That the cost authorized herein shall take effect immediately.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held this
1 st day of June, A.D. 1999.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk