Supervisors approve county-paid courtroom audiovisual and electrical work

A courtroom representative (Speaker 9) asked the board to fund drilling a passageway and installing electrical outlets so courtroom video and sound equipment can be moved back into a secure, lockable hallway and mounted outlets placed near wall-mounted TVs.

"They recommended putting outlets up by the TVs instead of having them plugged into the floor," Speaker 9 said, explaining that moving the rack and mounting outlets would let the county secure audiovisual assets and avoid exposed extension cords.

Speaker 1 moved to approve the county paying the requested expense after staff discussed whether the court might pursue state funding; Speaker 9 said their protocol is to route requests through the county because the work would create fixed assets for the courthouse. After brief discussion about whether the state should be asked to pay, the board voted to carry the motion and the work was approved.

Next steps: staff will proceed with contracting or purchase orders to complete the electrical and mounting work and report back on scheduling and final costs.