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O-88-2325 - 2/25/1988ORDINANCE NO. ©5 �0. AN ORDINANCE SUSPENDING THE COLLECTION OF THE WARRANT FEE PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 1, SECTION 32, CODE OF ORDINANCES, FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO VOLUNTARILY APPEAR AND PAY THEIR OUTSTANDING FINES DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1988. WHEREAS, the municipal court has issued a number of warrants for persons who have failed to appear in court as directed, and WHEREAS, beginning in April, 1988, the Round Rock Police Department will begin an enforcement program to serve those outstanding warrants, and WHEREAS, the Council desires to encourage individuals named in these warrants to voluntarily appear and dispose of said warrants, NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS THAT, I. A. The assessment and collection of the warrant fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) provided for in Chapter 1, Section 32, Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas is hereby temporarily suspended for the month of March, 1988 for those persons who voluntarily appear and dispose of outstanding warrants. Alternative 1 By Motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all Council Members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance an two separate days was dispensed with. 77 READ, PASSED and ADOPTED on first reading this the day o f J�f'i�l`7ifl,C.✓�t t� , 1988. Alternative 2 READ AND APPROVED on first reading this day of , 1988. READ, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on second reading this day of , 1988. MIKE ROBINSON, Mayor City of Round Rock, Texas ST: JNNE LAND, City Secretary GCRRORDFEE DATE: February 22, 1988 SUBJECT: Council Agenda, February 25, 1988 ITEM: 11D. Consider an ordinance temporarily suspending warrant fees for voluntary payment of outstanding fines. (First Reading) STAFF RESOURCE PERSON: Sam Huey/Wes Wolff During the month of March 1988, the Round Rock Police Department and Municipal Court would like to conduct an amnesty program on local traffic warrants. This program will allow a person that has a warrant issued, to come to Municipal Court and post bond or pay the fine. This will prevent embarrassment of arrest at home or place of employment. The $25.00 warrant fee will be waived for voluntary payment of warrants. The Round Rock Police Department will not actively work warrants by searching out defendants during the month of March. However, in an instance where an officer makes a traffic stop and finds a warrant has been issued for that person, an arrest will be made. During the month of April 1988 the Round Rock Police Department and the Reserve Police Officers will expend extra effort in serving outstanding warrants. The Amnesty Program will give our citizens that have outstanding warrants a chance to clear them up without being At the present time the City of Round Rock has approximately 5,158 outstanding warrants. These warrants have an approximate value of $278,558.00. A total of 800 warrants have been issued for the period of 1 October 1987 - 31 January 1988. The value of these warrants is $43,162.00. The Police Department has served approximately 380 warrants from 1 October 1987 to 31 January 1988. This accounts for $20,550.00. The Police Department has restrutured the warrant serving process to better able collect on outstanding warrants in the future. This amnesty program should aide us in clearing up a back log of cases. The amnesty program will be published in both the Austin and Round Rock news media as well as our cable channel.