3. Feasiblity study for juvenile detention/alternative holding facility

also be utilized as a briefing room before each patrol shift. Currently the Cass County Sheriff's Office does not brief the night staff on day calls or the day staff on night calls. The information is available on the computer; however, it is up to each individual to get the current information. The patrol staff is also provided important notifications by email. It is much more effective to see the staff and provide this information personally. The space could also be utilized during media press releases and during emergency disasters or critical incidents. While creating a modern functioning training facility and reducing costs it would also be beneficial to have space for the training officer. The natural fit for the training officer would be in this facility. The Cass County Sheriff's Office has a training officer at the law enforcement training academy located at 2802 North University Drive, in Fargo. The training officer is isolated from the rest of the Sheriff's Office. This is not efficient. The individual identifying and organizing the training is not near the majority of the individuals attending training. The current training arrangement creates a training barrier in communication and organization. This space would provide the training officer an office near the patrol staff, investigations staff and jail staff which is the majority of Cass County Sheriff's Office employees needing training. The new structure should provide a modern evidence room. The current evidence room is in the basement of the Courthouse. The basement is not an appropriate place for evidence. Evidence including firearms packaged and stored to the best of Cass County Sheriff's Office's ability rust in the ever changing climate of the basement. It is impossible to have consistent temperature and humidity control in a basement evidence room. At some point, it is inevitable that the Sheriff's Office will pay for damages caused to someone's property stored in the Cass County Sheriff's Office evidence room. The majority of all Cass County evidence is seized by the patrol and investigations unit. The perfect situation is to provide an evidence room in the new structure but,