Richard, the county's building maintenance representative, presented the quarterly facilities report and highlighted several notable costs and operational items.

Richard said the county replaced a 5-ton HVAC unit at the County Resource Building after a cracked heat exchanger and compressor failure; he described that replacement as "just under $12,000." He also reported routine VAV unit programming work at the justice center, recurring on-demand water-heater replacements in the jail covered under warranty for parts but not labor, and a pod recirculating pump that has been a recurring expense: "That pump was replaced prior to COVID…it was just under $400…this time…it was over $1,000…we got that back down to 700," he said.

Generator maintenance occurred on both the jail and the Circuit Court Building; Richard reported two bad batteries that were replaced and cited the cost as approximately $1,003.76. The facilities team also purchased three new 40-foot shipping containers for storage at a reported total cost of $10,006.43 and has already put two into use for archived supplies and bulk items.

Commissioners pressed about the portion of the maintenance budget going to the jail; Richard estimated at least one-third of his budget goes to jail maintenance, and he said the jail's needs also take a disproportionate amount of staff time. Commissioners discussed whether vandalism repairs could be billed to responsible inmates and agreed to coordinate with the sheriff and prosecuting attorney about options for cost recovery.

Richard said the facilities team plans LED conversions in some courtrooms and will schedule changes in coordination with judges in the coming quarter.