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STARMES
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SUNDAY, MARCH 24,2019
VOLUME 39 NUMBER 7
STARKES
Council votes for court change
LOOK
NSIDE
CHRIS
ROARK
croark@star
localmedia.com
The Colony City
Council on Tuesday
approved an ordi-
nance amendment
that will establish
The Colony Munici-
pal Court as a court
of record.
Constance
White, court ad-
ministrator, said
“At least once a week
we have to drive to
Denton County to
get a search warrant
signed because we
can’t get it
signed
here.”
On the case
the biggest difference between be-
ing a court of record and a court of
non-record is the appeals process.
White said as a court of non-re-
cord the court has to send its ap-
pealed cases to Denton County. She
said in 2018 that amounted to 61
cases at a value of $14,331. In 2017,
there were 38 cases appealed to
Denton County at $5,034. difficult to track down a judge or dividuals seeking a case expunction
White said another advantage is warrant after hours or on the week- to do so at the municipal court. information sent to attorneys and
the presiding municipal judge would ends. “Right now since we’re not a Denton County on appeals cases
be able to assist local law enforce- Police Chief David Coulon said he court of record they have to go to would be about $600 a year based on
ment with writs and administrative supports the change. Denton County to file that expunc- the 61 cases that were appealed to
search warrants. . “At least once a week we have tion," White said. Denton County in 2018.
“A lot of these come when time is to drive to Denton County to get a White said this move would also White said that doesn’t count
of the essence,” White said. search warrant signed because we reduce the number of appealed cas- the money on mileage and the time
“They have to drive to Denton can't get it signed here ” Coulon es since those seeking an appeal saved by law enforcement not travel-
County to find a judge or certain said. would have to first go through an- ingtoDenton.
warrants and then come back. Ev- Coulon said recently a school re- other trial at the court of record to She said an average time spent
erything is put on hold until that is source officer had to make trip to determine if an error was made. away from The Colony is three hours
taken care of. get a warrant signed. White said the court will be re- with an average cost of $40 per hour.
White said this doesn't pose as "So he had to leave the school quired to record all trials when it White said she is targeting a start
much of a challenge during the reg- for three hours to get the warrant becomes a court of record. A court date of May 1 for the court of record
ular work day, but she said it can be signed," Coulon said. “Now, it would reporter would not be required un- to begin.
POLICE CHIEF
DAVID COULON
COURTESY OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY
The Colony Police Department won’t have to travel to Denton to get a war-
rant signed once the municipal court becomes a court of record.
take five minutes instead of three less requested.
hours.”
White said the city will spend
White said the change allows in- $270 on the recording equipment.
-----The
Got Colony
P City
tan Council
on
weg Tuesday
approved
an ordi-
x nance
____hoica estab-
lishing
a juvenile case manager
fund. An additional $5 court
cost for each violation
in the city, except for
pedestrian and parking
But she said the cost savings on violations, will pay for the
fund. The case manager will
help in a variety of ways.
Constance White, court
administrator, said the
case manager is needed.
She said while the overall
juvenile case numbers
remain about the same
over the years, they’re
coming in differently.
See the full story on
Page 4A.
NEWS - PAGE 2A
Highway
improvement
plan approved
SPORTS — PAGE 8A
UZ
McGATHEY
Imcgatey@star
localmedia, com
Since February,
Collin, Denton and
Tarrant counties
have confirmed
measles cases.
Denton Coun-
ty Public Health
(DCPH) confirmed
one measles case
“Talk to your doctor about the
benefits of immunization and get
vaccinated if you are eligible/able."
CCHCS'S CHIEF EPIDEMIOLOGIST
DR. JAWAID ASGHAR
an unvaccinated Plano West Senior
High School student was exposed
during international travel in late
August.
So far this year, 228 measles
cases have been confirmed across
12 states. According to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), the majority of confirmed
in Denton County Public Health (TCPH) confirmed on highly contagious and is transmitted measles cases were unvaccinated or
in early Febru- Wednesday a resident who had trav- primarily from person to person by they recently traveled internation-
ary. A Collin County adult who had eled out of the country had tested respiratory droplets and airborne ally to countries - Europe, Asia, the
traveled internationally was diag- positive for measles. spread. Infectious droplets can re- Pacific Islands - where measles is
nosed with measles March 8, and According to CCHCS, infected main in the air for up to two hours still widespread.
a second case was confirmed Mon- individuals are contagious from four after the individual has left the area. According to the CDC, the best
day by Collin County Health Care days before onset of rash to four days Collin County only had one con- way to prevent getting sick is two
Services (CCHCS). Tarrant County after appearance of rash. Measles is firmed measles case last year when • See MEASLES, Page 7A
LISD to continue referral incentive
CHRIS ROARK
croark@starlocalmedia.com
Lewisville ISD plans to continue
its employee referral incentive pro-
gram.
During Monday’s LISD Board of
Trustees meeting Tuesday, Buddy
Bonner, assistant super-
intendent of employee
services, updated the
board on the program.
The district has
used an incentive pro-
gram for the last two
years.
Bonner said the pro-
gram is used to ad-
dress hard-to-fill
areas, such as
bilingual aides,
high-needs spe-
cial education ___
teachers and aides and teachers in aide they bring on.the increase is expected to bring in the board also approved Monday, the
American Sign Language. Bonnersaid LISD has hired about $92,700. staff recommended approval of the
“This incentivizes teachers to tap 15 teachers using this program. He Ball said the federal government Price increase.
into their professional and personal said the retention rate using this hasn’t provided the paid lunch equi- The contract provides a guaran-
networks to recommend staff to us,” system for this year is 100 percent, ty tool, which The district tradition- p see LISD, Page 5A
Buddy Bonner
Bonner said.
He said the program will two aides,
be available between June 1
and Sept. 1. The district
will pay the staff
member $250 for
each teacher they
bring to the district
and $150 for each
and he said last year the district lost ally uses as guidance for its meal
MEAL PRICE
pricing. But he said the district
expects if and when it’s released it
would be similar to what it’s been in
The district approved a 5-cent the past.
meal price increase for the 2019-20 He said considering that, and the
school year. renewal of the contract with Ara-
Mike Ball, the district’s CFO, said mark Educational Services, which
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McGathey, Liz & Roark, Chris. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 7, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 24, 2019, newspaper, March 24, 2019; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1622504/m1/1/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Colony Public Library.