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<br />.CASS C()UNIY <br />(;() '\ ERN MEN T December 5,2006 <br /> <br /> <br />..1.-1 Court Facilities Improvement Advisory Committee <br />_____.________---l North Dakota Supreme Court <br />600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 180 <br />Bismarck, ND 58505-0530 <br /> <br />County <br />Coordinator <br /> <br />Re: Court Facilities Improvement Grant Application <br /> <br />H"I1nit,I"lm"'1l Dear Committee Members: <br /> <br />On behalf of the Cass County Board of Commissioners, thank you for the <br />opportunity to submit a grant request for consideration in the next round of <br />appropriations. <br /> <br />For this application, we are seeking funds for the following improvements: <br /> <br />1. Remove and dispose of existing worn-out glued down carpet and <br />baseboards in court offices and administrative areas of second <br />and third floor judicial spaces at the Cass County Courthouse. Suitable <br />sub-floor repairs would be made for installation of new carpet. This <br />project also includes tear-down and reinstallation of modular furniture. <br />This would complete the second phase of a two-phase project. Much of <br />the carpet is "rippled" from wear and tear and is considered a hazard to <br />state employees working in that location. <br /> <br />2. Another priority for the State District Court, housed at the Cass County <br />Courthouse, is for improved ergonomic seating for jurors. Surveys <br />have indicated the old, worn-out seating is the number one complaint of <br />citizens who fill out jury questionnaires for the court. The Cass County <br />Courthouse has seven courtrooms. This request is asking for chair <br />replacement for two of the courtrooms. Thirteen chairs would be <br />located in each jury box, four at the attorney/counsel tables and one for <br />the bailiff. <br /> <br />3. Lastly, the District Court is seeking to improve courtroom access and <br />address security concerns for the juvenile court. Currently, only one of <br />the two referees has secure passage to the courtroom. <br /> <br />As a result of the recent retirement of the juvenile court director, the <br />Court has elected to move the second referee to that location near the <br />courtroom. With modest remodeling, including the cutting of a doorway <br />from the office through a conference room, the primary objective of a <br />"secure" passage can be achieved. <br /> <br />I\(I~ 2~l'(1 <br />~ II \! lilt h ~trl'd ~()lIrh <br />Far.t;o, \!"rt h I \lknfa SS ll~S <br /> <br />With this project completed, all seven judges and both judicial referees <br />will have direct access to the courtrooms. <br /> <br />7LlI,~41.);2l' <br />Fax: 7l11-~l)7,hl)2C <br /> <br />".....','''''~ <br />