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(i) The appellant shall pay for any reporter's record containing a transcription of the proceedings unless the court finds, after a hearing in response to an affidavit by the defendant, I that the defendant is unable to payor provide security for the reporter's record. If the court so finds, the court shall order the reporter to prepare the record without charge to the defendant. Before the recorded proceedings are transcribed, the defendant shall, unless found by the court to be unable to pay for the reporter's record, post a cash deposit with the municipal court for the estimated cost of the record. The cash deposit shall be based on an estimate provided by the court reporter or the length of proceedings as indicated by the amount of tape used to electronically record the proceedings, if any, the cost of the court reporter, typing, and other incidental services. The municipal court may post a current schedule of the charges for transcription fees, including deposits If the cash deposit exceeds the actual cost of the reporter's record, the court reporter shall refund the difference to the defendant. If the cash deposit is insufficient to cover the actual cost of the transcription, the defendant must pay the additional amount to the court reporter before the transcription may be submitted. If a case is reversed on appeal, the court shall promptly refund to the defendant any amounts paid for the reporter's record. U) The record on appeal must substantially conform to the provisions relating to the preparation of a record on appeal in the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended. SECTION 3 Pursuant to City code of Ordinances Section 55.03 as adopted herein, John P. Burke, Jr. is hereby appointed as the Presiding Judge; and Dr. Vincent Luizzi is hereby appointed as Associate Municipal Judge. SECTION 4. All cases pending before the Municipal Court on the effective date of this I ordinance shall be governed by the procedures contained herein, regardless of any prior filings, pleadings or rulings SECTION 5. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this ordinance will continue in force if they can be given effect without the invalid portion SECTION 6. All ordinances and resolution or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict with this ordinance are repealed. SECTION 7. This Ordinance will take effect October 1, 2007, and the City Clerk will publish notice of its adoption in a newspaper of general circulation in the City PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading on August 6, 2007 PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading on August 21,2007 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on September 4, 2007 ~i~ Mayor - U I Attest: 6