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Commissioners create court reform grant fund after county wins $21,000 grant for portable recording equipment
Summary
Floyd County established a court reform grant fund to accept a $21,000 grant to buy two portable FTR recording setups to increase courtroom capacity and resilience; commissioners approved an ordinance to create fund number 9159 to receive the grant.
Floyd County commissioners approved an ordinance establishing a court reform grant fund to receive a grant that will pay for two portable court-recording systems.
Hon. Judge Stiller told the board that Information Technology Director Gary Bierman identified a core-technology grant opportunity for portable FTR (For The Record) recording equipment to make it possible to convert other spaces into temporary courtrooms, maintain operations when systems fail and support proceedings if the county must use neighboring counties’ facilities.
Bierman told commissioners, “We got 2 of them or 2 setups. $21,000,” and said the grant carries no ongoing expense or local match. He also said that additional support services are included and the equipment would increase the county’s capacity for uninterrupted court operations.
Commissioners approved Floyd County Ordinance 20 25 0 1 establishing fund number 9159 for the “court reform grant fund” by unanimous consent. The ordinance creates the fund (9159) so the county can accept and track the grant money and related expenditures.
Judge Stiller and Bierman thanked county staff and awarded no further county match; commissioners recorded approval and asked the auditor to open the account so the county may expend the grant for the portable recording systems.
No dissent or conditions were attached by the board at the time of approval.
