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Judge: courtroom sound system reimbursed; new chairs requested

Board of County Commissioners, Jackson County, Kansas · May 26, 2026
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Summary

Judge Marek reported that a $10,890.89 sound system purchase for the small courtroom will be fully reimbursed; he asked to spend the reimbursed funds on new chairs and a table, and commissioners signaled support.

Judge Marek updated the Board that the largest expense for the small courtroom was a sound system costing $10,890.89 and that after installation the court qualified for reimbursement. The Judge asked the Board to allow purchase of new chairs and at least one table once reimbursement arrives; Chairman Mark Pruett and the other commissioners expressed no objection.

Judge Marek said the final finishing touch is installation of the State of Kansas seal on the courtroom wall. The minutes record the reimbursement approval and the commissioners' informal agreement to allow furniture purchases from those reimbursed funds, but no formal separate motion was recorded for the furniture purchase.