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JP3 asks court to use courthouse security fund for on‑call deputy and equipment
Summary
Justice of the Peace JP3 (Miss Stacy) asked the court to authorize using $10,000 from the courthouse security fund—$5,000 for as‑needed deputy pay and $5,000 for equipment—citing Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 102.017 to permit security spending for a justice court located outside the main courthouse.
Stacy, Justice of the Peace for JP3, asked the court to designate $10,000 from the courthouse security fund to pay for court security on an "as needed" basis at her stand‑alone justice court. "I request that $5,000 be designated as for an as needed deputy pay and $5,000 for the equipment portion of this line item," Stacy said, citing Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 102.017 as authority for security personnel, services and equipment for a justice court located outside the main courthouse.
Court members discussed logistics of using the fund for salary—Stacy explained the courthouse security fund can pay salary because JP3 operates from a stand‑alone facility—but raised questions about certification requirements and how deputies would be commissioned and paid. Constable representatives described an option to commission a reserve or retired deputy to serve on call and noted an eight‑hour courthouse security certification course is available online.
