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Finance committee hears municipal court requests for carpet, metal detectors and citation software as part of 2026 budget review
Summary
Judge Georgia Constantakis asked the Franklin City Finance Committee to fund new courtroom carpet, metal detectors and an automated parking‑citation interface; court staff warned that body‑worn cameras will increase records workload and urged funds for records capacity.
Judge Georgia Constantakis, the municipal judge, told the Franklin City Finance Committee the courtroom carpet is original to 2001, is separating and ‘‘a tripping hazard,’’ and urged the committee to approve replacement as part of the 2026 budget. She also asked the committee to consider metal detectors for courtroom safety, saying ‘‘we do have other municipalities that do have these metal detectors’’ and suggesting it may become a state requirement in time.
Amanda, the court clerk, described operational inefficiency in processing parking citations and…
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