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"" a CE ~JO.201~~~I~ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING SECTION 12-121 AND APPENDIX A THEREOF TO PERMIT THE ASSESSMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL COURT COST OF $3.00 IN CERTAIN CIVIL, CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC CASES TO BE APPLIED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CITY COURTHOUSES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 12-121 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 12-121. Fee for the construction, renovation or maintenance ofthe courthouses, jail or court-related facilities. (a) There is hereby imposed for the construction, renovation or maintenance of the courthouses or jail and court-related facilities an assessment in the amount as set forth in appendix A to this Code, as part of the costs incident to civil, criminal or traffic cases filed in the circuit court and district courts located within the boundaries of the city. The assessment shall be collected by the clerk of the court in which the action is filed and remitted to the treasurer. Disbursements shall be as authorized by the city council for the construction, renovation or maintenance of courthouses or jail and court-related facilities and to defray increases in the cost of heating, cooling, electricity and ordinary maintenance. (b) Upon certification by the Virginia Department of General Services that any courthouse in the city is not in compliance with the safety and security guidelines contained in the Virginia Courthouse Facility Guidelines, an additional fee as set out in Appendix A shall be assessed as part of the costs in each civil action filed in the district or circuit courts and in each criminal or traffic case in the district or circuit courts. Such additional fee shall not be assessed in any civil action if the amount in controversy is $500 or less. Any assessment so collected shall be expended solely for the construction, reconstruction, renovation, or adaptive reuse of a structure to replace any courthouse so certified as not in compliance. (c) The assessment~ provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this section are in addition to the amount of clerk's fees or court costs already imposed or assessed for traffic or criminal cases and shall be in addition to any other fees prescribed by law. 2. That Appendix A of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended to include the following: