(A) There is hereby created a Court Enhancement Fund, which shall be used exclusively to enhance the technological and operational capabilities of the Magistrate Court, including but not limited to the operation of a Judicial Collection Program.
(B) (1) The Court Enhancement Fund shall be funded by the following:
(a) A court enhancement fee /defendant fee in the amount of $25 per defendant.
(b) A minimum default fee of $25 or as determined by the Magistrate.
(c) Checks returned to the Court for NSF in the amount of $25.
(d) Bond forfeitures not applied to fines.
(2) Pursuant to A.R.S. § 22-404(E), the fees shall be charged by the Magistrate Court to each person against whom a sanction, fine, penalty, forfeiture, or diversion is entered.
(C) The Court Enhancement Fund established herein shall be maintained as a separate account within the town. The Magistrate Court shall collect a court enhancement fee, and/or default fee, NSF, and/or bond forfeiture, and deposit them in the Court Enhancement Fund account. The monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as other town funds. Interest earned on fund monies shall be deposited in the fund, and any balance remaining in such account at the end of the fiscal year shall carry over into the subsequent fiscal year.
(D) The Magistrate Court shall administer the fund and may make expenditures from the fund for the purpose provided in this section. Monies from the fund shall supplement monies already provided to the Magistrate Court for the general purposes stated in this section.
(E) The Magistrate Court shall, through the Town Treasurer, annually submit to the Town Council a report detailing the amount of money collected and expended during the fiscal year and the progress made in court enhancement.
(`87 Code, § 5-3-4(C)) (Am. Ord. 96-14, passed 10-21-96; Am. Ord. 97-19, passed 12-2-97; Am. Ord. 98-13, passed 8-31-98; Am. Ord. 99-16, passed 10-4-99; Am. Ord. O2010-10, passed 12-6-10)