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Gallatin County approves citation‑import software; defers courtroom AV purchases for further review
Summary
Commissioners approved a $3,000-per-year license that will let the county import sheriff citations into court software, while deferring a roughly $41,000 capital request for courtroom microphones, side‑bars and monitors for further review and possible use of project contingency.
Gallatin County commissioners on Day 2 of their budget-setting meeting approved an annual license to import sheriff citations directly into the court case management system but deferred a separate $41,000 capital request for courtroom audio and sidebar equipment.
The county’s presiding Justice of the Peace, Judge West, and Miranda (Clerk of the Justice Court) told commissioners that the new, larger courtroom built this year lacks adequate microphones and recording channels to make a reliable record for jury selection and sidebars. Judge West said the problem is most acute during voir dire, when questioning of about 30 prospective jurors over roughly two hours must be captured in the record: “We don’t have any recording equipment out there. There’s no microphones. There’s no, boom mics. There’s no anything out there that is able to, record what is being said.”
Judge West outlined three capital requests: courtroom microphones and lapel mics (quote line item $22,399.96), sidebar recording capability (quote line item $8,385), and additional…
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