HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 97-141 a
RESOLUTION NO.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to execute a contract with the
Texas Department of Public Safety for the Municipal Court to participate in the "Denial of
Renewal of License for Failure to Appear" program. The contract is substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit W .
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the. fay
of ' 1997.
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Interlocal Cooperation Contract
STATE OF.TEXAS § -
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON §
I. Parties
This Interlocal Cooperation Contract ("Contract") is made and entered into between the Texas
Department of Public Safety ("TDPS"), a political subdivision of the State of Texas, and the
CITY of BEAUMONT a local political subdivision of the State of
Texas.
II. Overview
The purpose of this contract is to implement the provisions of V.C.S. art. 6687d (Denial of
Renewal of License for Failure to Appear). The TDPS has authority to contract with a private
vendor ("the Vendor") pursuant to Section 5 of that article. The statute is intended to ensure
that persons cited for traffic violations comply with a promise to appear in court to respond to
a traffic citation. This Contract is intended to implement the purposes of the statute as
efficiently as practicable.
Information concerning persons who have failed to appear will be generated by local political
subdivisions of this state. The Vendor will provide the necessary goods and services to
establish an automated information system ("FTA System") whereby information regarding
violators subject to the provision of V.C.S. art. 6687d may be accurately stored and accessed
by the TDPS. Utilizing the FTA System as a source of information, the TDPS will deny
renewal of a drivers license to a person who is the subject of an FTA System entry.
Each local political subdivision contracting with the TDPS will pay monies to the Vendor,
based on a fee certain established by this Contract and funded from fees paid by persons who
are the subject of an entry in the FTA System. The TDPS will make no direct or indirect
payments to the Vendor. The Vendor will ensure that accurate information is available to the
TDPS, political subdivisions, and to persons seeking to clear their licenses at all reasonable
times.
III. Definitions
"Complaint" has the meaning assigned in Article 45.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other
lawful written notice of an offense, as provided in Article 27.14(d), Code of Criminal
Procedure.
EXHIBIT "A"