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 San Antonio
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 20. MUNICIPAL COURT
 Article I. MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD

  § 20-9. Administrative services director/municipal court clerk.  

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  • The administrative services director of the municipal courts department shall be appointed by the city manager, shall serve as the municipal court clerk and shall be the official clerk for the municipal courts and magistrate court. The administrative services director/municipal court clerk ("director/clerk" unless otherwise noted) shall discharge the duties attendant upon that position as prescribed herein and by §§ 30.00009 and 30.00225 of the Texas Government Code and applicable state law. The director/clerk shall:

    (1)

    Administer oaths and affidavits, issue process, make certificates, provide all clerical preparation of complaints, affix the seal of the courts thereto, and generally perform the duties that a clerk of a county court of law exercising criminal jurisdiction performs for that court, including maintaining an index of all court judgments;

    (2)

    Maintain a central docket for all cases filed in the municipal courts, in consultation with the presiding judge;

    (3)

    Maintain an index of municipal court judgments;

    (4)

    To the extent required by law, maintain and preserve all documents and other records of the municipal courts and make them available for inspection at all reasonable times by any interested party;

    (5)

    Collect all fines, court costs and fees for offenses prosecuted under the jurisdiction of the municipal courts and issue receipts for payment;

    (6)

    Require all designated staff responsible for collection of fines, costs and fees to execute fidelity bonds as may be required by law; however, the city may self-insure for these fidelity bonds as permitted by law and if self-insured, the director/clerk shall maintain a record of said bonds;

    (7)

    Make a daily report of all cases brought before the municipal courts reflecting whether reset, adjudicated, dismissed or tried, to include the case number, the name of the defendant, the nature of the offense and reason for each dismissal or acquittal, and make such report available to the presiding judge and the chief prosecutor;

    (8)

    Administer the budget established by the city's budget process for the municipal court administrative services of the municipal court department and hire, direct, supervise and remove all staff as authorized by the city manager; and

    (9)

    Take an oath to faithfully perform the duties of the position.

(Ord. No. 100824, § 2, 5-5-05)