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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR]ORDINANCE NO. 230822
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Sponsor: Director of the Municipal Court
Authorizing the Court Administrator to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator for the implementation of the Show-Me-Courts court automation software in the Kansas City Municipal Division of the Circuit Court.
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WHEREAS, Section 476.055, RSMo, established the Statewide Court Automation Fund, provided for a court automation committee to administer the fund, and directed the committee to develop and implement a plan for a statewide court automation system; and
WHEREAS, Missouri Supreme Court Operating Rule 1.01 specifies that the Missouri court automation committee has decision-making authority for all aspects of statewide court automation, including policy, technical, financial, and other aspects of statewide court automation; and
WHEREAS, Missouri Supreme Court Operating Rule 4.01 provides that the Missouri statewide court automation system is the uniform record keeping system for the circuit courts and is mandatory as to the form, style, and maintenance of records dealing with civil, criminal, juvenile, probate, mental health, family court, traffic, and municipal cases; and
WHEREAS, Missouri Supreme Court Operating Rule 4.01 further provides that any division of the circuit court may use its existing manual or automated system, and any upgrades approved by the state judicial records committee, until such time as the statewide court automation system is available for implementation in that division; and
WHEREAS, the Office of State Courts Administrator has notified the Kansas City Municipal Division of the 16th Judicial Circuit that the statewide court automation system is available for implementation in the Kansas City Municipal Division; and
WHEREAS, Section 476.056.1(2), RSMo, directs that any city, county, village or other municip...
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