1st Summary Awards

Court Facilities Improvement Advisory Committee

COURT FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT GRANTS— SUMMARY OF AWARDS - 7^th ROUND —

Section 27-05.2-10, NDCC, authorizes grants from the Court Facilities Improvement and Maintenance Fund for county projects to improve or maintain court facilities. The Fund receives revenue from a share of a $100 fee applied to all criminal cases except infractions. The Court Facilities Improvement Advisory Committee is established under Section 27-05.2-09, NDCC, to receive applications for grants and make awards for projects that qualify for grant funds. The Committee is comprised of the following members: Sally Holewa, State Court Administrator and Committee Chair; Jerome Gruenberg, Ward County Commissioner; Randi Suckut, Wells County Commissioner; William E. Kretschmar, State Representative; and Charles G. DeMakis, State Bar Association representative.

Briefly stated, the basic project requirements are that the improvement or maintenance project must be a necessary improvement to court facilities or essentialto remodel or maintain existing court facilities. The county is required by statute to provide local funding for the project in an amount equal to at least 25% of the project's total cost. Additionally, Section 27-05.2-10 requires that at least 25% of the available grant funds be allocated to counties with a population of less than 7,500.

The Court Facilities Improvement Advisory Committee convened on January 28, 2011, to review the seventh round of applications for grant funds. The Committee reviewed 36 applications for grant funds: 11 applications from 10 counties with populations 7500 or more and 25 applications from counties with populations less than 7500. Amount of grant funds requested: $1,442,239.79. Amount of grants awarded at the January 28 meeting: $1,003,262.39.

Listed below in alphabetical order are the counties that received grant awards, the amount of the award, and a brief description of the project.

Adams $19,083.75 Carpet and flooring (courtroom, chambers, judge’s office, clerk’s office); 4 chairs for attorneys; painting (3^rd floor bathrooms and chamber offices); window coverings (judge’s chambers, office, restroom); chair mats; refrigerator (jury room); shredder, label printer, bulletin board, easel, brochure holder for clerk’s office).

Benson $2,460 Six counsel chairs; chair for clerk’s desk; refinish counsel tables; courtroom podium.

Bottineau $5,607 Renovate and expand bench, clerk’s desk and table, electronic recorder’s desk, witness station (to accommodate equipment for Odyssey system).

Bowman $618.75Scanner for new Odyssey system.

Burke $26,629.25 Electrical outlets in courtroom; cable management and wiring for microphones; permanent air conditioning unit in courtroom; carpeting for courtroom; replace judge’s chair.

Burleigh $7,252.50 Updates to judge’s chambers and courtroom hallway (replace carpet, remove and replace wallpaper, ceiling tiles).

Cass $600,000 Alternative #1 court component of multi-phase courthouse construction project.

Cavalier $12,105 Reupholster chair’s (judge, jury, attorneys, and courtroom gallery).

Dunn $12,397.50Furnishings etc. for new court facility (clerk work station, courtroom cabinet, chairs, judge’s work table, file shelving, clerk desk and storage unit); Odyssey-related scanner and printer.

Emmons $2,459.33Scanner plus warranty; printer; computer; shredder (enhancements to accommodate Odyssey system).

Foster $44,471.81 Enhancements to added court space (office furniture [tables, chairs, desk, bookcase, cabinets]; air conditioner units; wiring for phones, fax, and data jacks; replacement of windows.

Golden Valley $2,336.25 Clerk work station, hutch, and computer table.

Grand Forks $11,559.38Fire alarm installation for 2^nd and 3^rd floors of courthouse (to ensure tie-in to central alarm system). Grant award reduced proportionately to reflect 25% area occupancy by State’s Attorney and staff.

Grant $4,101.75 Sink, counter top, cabinets for jury room; scanner for Odyssey system, with scanner warranty.

Griggs $1,837.49Clerk’s desk; scanner for Odyssey system and related labor.

Hettinger $7,759.93 Two counsel tables; 12 juror chairs.

Kidder $726.75 Scanner for Odyssey system, with scanner warranty.

LaMoure $22,837.50Air conditioning in judge’s offices and clerk’s offices. **Grant award contingent on submission within 30 days of award letter of detailed vendor estimates for project. Grant award contingent on submission of additional information to the Committee. Final grant, if awarded is limited to the actual total of vendor estimates or $22,837.50, whichever is less.

McIntosh $2,605.30 Color scanner plus warranty; computer and accessories for Odyssey system; mini-blind for clerk’s office.

Mercer $1,643.25 Plasma HDTV for courtroom use; scanner (with warranty) for Odyssey system.

Mountrail $33,011 Window trim and jams for recently installed windows; replace jury room wood floor; wall repair and window and floor trim for victim-witness/domestic violence coordinator’s office.

Oliver $1,413Renovations for new space to be used as judge’s office (chairs, painting walls; replace carpet).

Pembina $26,124 Ductless air conditioning and window coverings for rooms attached to court facilities.

Pierce $5,085.75 Metal detector and related electrical; paint courtroom.

Ramsey $7,749Grade C refurbishing of twenty-four chairs.

Ransom $1,160.25 Panic button security system.

Sargent $4,307.30Security enhancements (remove and replace glass door, install deadbolt, wall repair, steel sheeting for judge’s bench); paint judge’s chambers and repair ceiling; carpet for judge’s chamber; replace judge’s chair; repair and replace other chairs; phone line repair.

Sioux $6,599.25 Courtroom lectern; counsel tables; bookcase; chairs (judge [1], counsel [4], state’s attorney [1]); state flag.

Stark $10,734.23Update district court and clerk offices (paint, texturing, carpeting, window coverings); chairs (clerk’s office, bailiffs).

Steele $2,192.25 Courtroom lectern; clerk office furniture (desk, pedestals, chairs, hutch, table).

Stutsman $11,775Remodel juvenile court area (construct wall for secure entry); heat pump and duct work to accommodate new wall construction; related electrical work.

Stutsman $3,235.70Wireless security system components for second floor and portion of lower level of courthouse.

Towner $16,072.70Painting (hallway outside courtroom, landings, hallway leading to courtroom, clerk’s office and vaults); carpet (waiting area near juror bathrooms); window blind; air conditioning heat pumps for clerk’s offices and related electrical; clerk workstation.

Walsh $5,388Paint clerk of court office, hallway walls and ceiling; cabinets and counter for jury room.

Ward $64,072.87Clerk’s office renovation (air ventilation improvement, electrical work, remove and replace interior wall, dividers, fire exit, office equipment and furniture, clerk counter chairs).

Wells $15,849.60 Remodel restrooms; ceiling fans (clerk’s office, judge’s chambers); computer for deputy clerk; security equipment (for courtroom, courtroom hallway, doors used to enter courthouse).