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Conyers council weighs raising municipal court technology fee from $8 to $13
Summary
City staff proposed raising the municipal court technology/administrative fee from $8 to $13 per citation to help pay for court software and hardware; staff estimated the current $8 fee generated about $40,000 annually and said a raise would generate under $80,000. The council asked questions and directed staff to pursue local legislation if delegates agree.
City staff asked the Conyers City Council at its work session to consider raising the municipal court technology fee from a combined $8 per citation to $13, a $5 increase proposed to cover software, hardware and related training costs.
The fee change would be pursued through local legislation at the state level; staff said the proposal would specify eight permitted uses for the fee and require the funds be kept in a segregated account managed by the chief financial officer and the clerk of court. "The current technology fee ... is $8 per citation…
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