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Prosecutor urges private victim meeting space in courthouse reconfiguration
Summary
The county prosecutor asked commissioners to include options for additional walls and doors in upcoming courthouse renovation RFPs to preserve victim privacy and improve workflow; commissioners agreed to add the prosecutor’s suggested options to the RFP language for cost modeling.
The county prosecutor (Speaker 1), who identified themself as a constitutional officer, asked the board to include optional walls and doors in the courthouse renovation RFP so that victims can meet privately and prosecutors can work without interruptions. "One of the biggest weaknesses of the prosecutor's office right now is that we have no place to meet with crime victims," the prosecutor said, urging that the proposed layout include a conference room and a separate victim meeting area.
Board members discussed whether to shift internal office layouts or to use an alternative room to preserve the vault and reduce construction. The prosecutor offered to draft optional configurations for Joel to include in the RFP; commissioners asked staff to provide cost estimates and to consider fire-code and security requirements for doors and partitions before finalizing the bid package.
