ORDINANCE NO. BL2000-432

An ordinance amending Section 2.56.530 and Section 2.56.550 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to increase the General Sessions Courts Safety Center and DUI school fee and provide for miscellaneous administrative fees.

Whereas, Ordinance No. O99-1557 was adopted by the Metropolitan County Council which authorized the general sessions court safety center to charge a fee for attending the traffic safety school and provided for the establishment of the general sessions court safety center DUI school including requiring an enrollment fee of up to one hundred dollars per level of classes to offset the costs of referral, assessment and education services; and

Whereas, it has been determined that the cost of running the safety center and the DUI school has increased; and

Whereas, the General Sessions Courts believe that the fees should be increased to cover the additional costs of administering the safety center and running the DUI.

Now, therefore, be it enacted by the Council of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County:

Section 1: That Section 2.56.530 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws shall be and the same is hereby amended by adding the following sentence: "Makeup fees of twenty dollars and administrative fees of up to twenty dollars shall be paid by students requiring these additional services."

Section 2: That Section 2.56.550 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws shall be and the same is hereby amended by changing the sentence, "All persons attending the school shall pay an enrollment fee in an amount up to one hundred dollars per level of classes to offset the costs of referral, assessment and education services", and substituting in lieu thereof the following new sentence: " All persons attending the school shall pay an enrollment fee in an amount up to two hundred twenty dollars per level of classes to offset the costs of referral, assessment and education services."

Section 3: That Section 2.56.550 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws shall be and the same is hereby amended by adding the following sentences: "Makeup fees of twenty dollars and level III administrative fees of twenty-five dollars shall be paid by students requiring these additional services. Out of state referrals shall pay an assessment fee of fifty dollars to coordinate the necessary paperwork with their state of jurisdiction.

Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Howard Gentry

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Introduced:	September 19, 2000
Passed First Reading:	September 19, 2000
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee
Passed Second Reading:	October 3, 2000
Passed Third Reading:	October 17, 2000
Approved:	October 18, 2000
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