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Commissioners weigh options after courthouse step tiles fail outside warranty period
Summary
Residents and staff reported repeated failures of tile on courthouse entry steps; county staff said repairs are outside the original warranty and commissioners asked legal and finance to gather facts about costs and contractor responsibility before pursuing potential remedies.
A public question about the courthouse entry tiles prompted a discussion on whether the county or the original contractor must pay for repeated repairs.
A resident asked who would cover the cost of replacing the failing tile and whether the original installer remained responsible; staff and legal counsel reported the county is now outside the warranty period and that initial repairs had failed repeatedly. Commissioners said the county has had similar disputes in other projects and noted the remedy could be costly and might require litigation if workmanship or specifications are at fault.
What the committee asked for
Commissioners directed staff — legal and finance — to gather details on the timeline of damage, warranty coverage, contractor communications and potential costs and to report the findings before the next meeting so the committee can consider whether to pursue legal action, accept replacement costs, or change the repair approach (for example replacing tile with poured concrete to avoid recurring failures).
Quote
"It's cheaper in the long run for us to replace it with straight concrete than it was to go back and tile," a commissioner said, noting repeated repairs had not solved the problem.
Outcome
No formal action to litigate or approve payment was taken at the meeting; the committee asked staff to prepare a factual report and cost estimate for consideration at a future meeting.
