Section 8-4-1. Title. This ordinance shall be known and cited as the Northglenn Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement Program Ordinance.

[Source: Ord. 1004, 1990]

Section 8-4-2. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

"Assessed violation" shall mean any violation of this Municipal Code punishable by a fine, or imprisonment, except parking violations under Articles 1 and 2 of Chapter 7, that results in a conviction, a deferred judgment and sentence, or a plea of Guilty or Nolo Contendere.

"Law Enforcement" shall mean the law enforcement activities of the Northglenn Police Department.

"Victim" shall mean any natural person against whom any crime, offense or infraction has been perpetrated or attempted, as crime, offense or infraction as defined by the laws of the City of Northglenn, Colorado, or the State of Colorado.

"Victim and Witness Assistance Programs" shall mean programs providing to victims and witnesses of Northglenn Municipal Code violations or state criminal offenses involving violence or the potential for violence, assistance, services including service regarding the prevention of crime, and information prior to, during and after the prosecution of cases in which they are involved, including referrals to appropriate social service and mental health programs.

[Source: Ord. 1004, 1990; 1034, 1991; 1126, 1995; 1518, 2008]

Section 8-4-3. Purpose of Assessment. The City Council declares that the purpose of the assessment imposed by this Article is to assist victims of and witnesses to municipal ordinance violations and state criminal offenses, to enhance community programs including programs addressing the prevention of crime, victim assistance and law enforcement. In accordance with that purpose the proceeds of the assessment shall be placed in a Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement Account, which shall be an interest bearing account, from which shall be allocated, apportioned and transferred such sums as are indicated for the purposes and in the manner stated in this Article.

[Source: Ord. 1004, 1990; 1518, 2008]

Section 8-4-4. Assessments. An assessment of ten dollars ($10.00) is imposed hereby for each assessed ticket. The assessment shall be mandatory and be in addition to all fines, penalties, charges, fees, and similar monetary impositions. The Municipal Court shall not have jurisdiction to suspend, reduce, waive, or otherwise fail to impose the full assessment of ten dollars ($10.00) except where the court imposes a jail sentence as a penalty for a violation, and except where a defendant is jailed for the failure to pay a fine. The assessment shall be paid to the Clerk of the court by the defendant, and the Clerk shall pay the assessment into the unapportioned Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement (VALE) fund established to carry out the purposes of this Article.

[Source: Ord. 1400, 2005]

Section 8-4-5. Disbursement of Funds from Assessed Violations.

An amount, not to exceed ten percent (10%), of the monies collected by means of the assessment authorized in Section 8-4-4 shall be used for administrative purposes. The Northglenn Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement Board established by this Article shall administer and control the administrative costs.

The remaining monies in the VALE fund shall be allocated and disbursed by the Northglenn VALE Board to fund Victim's and Witness Assistance Programs and law enforcement.

The Northglenn VALE Board shall promulgate written procedures consistent herewith to be followed in requesting, granting, allocating and disbursing awards. Such procedures, and any subsequent amendments thereto, shall be subject to approval by the City Council.

[Source: Ord. 1004, 1990; 1126, 1995]

Section 8-4-6. Northglenn Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement Board.

There is hereby established the Northglenn Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement ("VALE") Board, which shall consist of five (5) regular members, and one alternate member, all of whom shall be appointed by the City Council. The regular members and the alternate member shall be Northglenn citizens, and no more than two (2) regular members may be members of the City Council. An ex-officio non-voting member shall also be appointed by the City Council who shall be a current employee of the Northglenn Municipal Court.

The members of the VALE Board described in subsection (1) shall be effective commencing in January 2010. Commencing in January of 2010, members of the Northglenn VALE Board shall serve for terms of three (3) years provided, however, that the appointments in 2010 shall specify initial terms as follows: one member shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year, two members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and two members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years.

Members of the VALE Board may be removed by the vote of the majority of the members of the City Council. Vacancies in the Northglenn VALE Board, whether created by resignation, removal or expiration of term, shall be filled by the Mayor subject to approval of the City Council.

[Source: Ord. 1004, 1990; 1260, 2000; 1370, 2004; 1518, 2008]

Section 8-4-7. Annual Reports. The Northglenn VALE Board shall submit a report on the assistance to victims and witnesses of Municipal Code violations to the Mayor and to City Council annually on the first of May. The report shall describe the distribution of moneys, including the projects and services for which such disbursements were made.

[Source: Ord. 1004, 1990]