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Forest Park council backs resolution to seek state authorization for municipal-court technology fee
Summary
The council voted Dec. 15 to approve a resolution asking the city’s legislative delegation to seek state authority for a municipal-court technology fee (not to exceed $10) to pay for court and police technology. Councilmembers voiced concern about perceptions and asked for monitoring of funds.
Forest Park — The Forest Park City Council on Dec. 15 approved a resolution to pursue state legislation permitting the municipal court to add a technology fee of up to $10 on criminal and quasi‑criminal fines.
A municipal staff member told the council the fee would be used "exclusively to provide for the following technological needs of the court and the city's police department," including hardware, software, evidence‑management systems and online-payment services. The staff presentation…
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