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<br />-3- <br /> <br />Sec. 17-4. <br /> <br />Court Reporter. <br /> <br />(1) To preserve a record in cases tried before a municipal <br />court of record, the City Council shall provide an official <br />court reporter. The reporter shall be compensated by the City <br />in the manner determined by the City Council. <br /> <br />(2) The court reporter may use written notes, transcribing <br />equipment, recording equipment, or a combination of those <br />methods to record the proceedings of the court. <br /> <br />(3) The court reporter is not required to record testimony <br />in a trial unless the judge or one of the parties requests a <br />record. <br /> <br />Sec. 17-5. <br /> <br />Prosecutions By City Attorney. <br /> <br />All prosecutions in the municipal court of record must be <br />conducted by the City Attorney or an assistant or deputy city <br />attorney. <br /> <br />Se c. 1 7 - 6 . <br /> <br />Filing of Original Papers. <br /> <br />(1) The municipal clerk shall file the original complaint and <br />the original of other papers in each case under the direction of <br />the presiding municipal judge. The filed original papers <br />constitute the records of the courts and a separate record book <br />is not required. <br /> <br />(2) The clerk shall keep a separate folder for each case and <br />shall note on the outside of the folder; <br /> <br />a) the style of the case; <br />b) the nature of the charged offense; <br />c) the dates that the warrant was issued and returned; <br />d) the date the examination or trial was held; <br />e) whether trial was held by jury or before a judge; <br />f) trial settings; <br />g) any verdict of the jury; <br />h) any judgment of the court; <br />i) any motion for a new trial and the decision on the <br />motion; <br />j) whether an appeal was taken; and <br />k) the date and the manner in which the judgment and <br />sentence were enforced. <br /> <br />Se c. 1 7 - 7 . <br /> <br />Jury. <br /> <br />(1) Each person charged with an offense is entitled to a trial <br />by a jury of six persons unless the right is waived according to <br />law. <br /> <br />(2) A majority <br />the selection of <br />registration rolls <br />A plan adopted by <br />and must: <br /> <br />of the municipal judges may adopt a plan for <br />persons for jury service from the voter <br />of the counties in which the city is located. <br />the municipal court is binding on the court <br /> <br />a) require the compilation of jurors from the voter <br />registration lists of all voting precincts within the <br />city and the registry of permanently exempt persons <br />residing in the city maintained by the county tax <br />collector as prescribed by Section 62.108 of the Texas <br />Government Code. <br /> <br />b) require selection of jurors who are eligible to vote in <br />the city and have the qualifications prescribed by <br />Subchapter B, Chapter 62 of the Texas Government Code. <br /> <br />c) require the courts to establish a fair, impartial, and <br />objective method of selecting persons for jury service. <br />