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Judicial administrators ask Madison County to front costs for $175,000 courtroom AV upgrade reimbursed by ARPA
Summary
T. J. Bement, the district court administrator for the circuit, asked Madison County to approve its share—roughly $175,000—for audiovisual upgrades to the county courtroom that will be reimbursed through an ARPA grant, and commissioners approved a reimbursement contract subject to legal review.
District court administrators told the Madison County Board of Commissioners they have won a reimbursable grant under the American Rescue Plan Act to upgrade audiovisual and multichannel recording systems in seven courtrooms across a five-county circuit and asked Madison County to approve its local share to allow vendors to begin work.
Why it matters: The project is intended to equip courtrooms with updated microphones, speakers, cameras, a podium with connectors, live-streaming capabilities and a multichannel recording system. County approval of an upfront deposit would allow vendors to stage and schedule installations; the grant then reimburses the county after invoices are submitted.
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