HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1438 (2)Commissioner Johnson said there wasn't any development space left, and he requested
the other board members to remain receptive about acquiring more property. He added,
however, it would have to be shown that any assistance would eventually pay for itself.
MINIMUM HOUSING CODE PRESENTATION: Inspections Director Lynn
Niblock presented a proposed minimum housing code. He said the ordinance would give his
office "more leverage to work with stick built as well as mobile homes."
Mashburn said employees would not be circulating through the county looking for
violations, rather they would be investigating citizen complaints.
Commissioner Williams mentioned concerns about farmers having farm workers residing
in mobile homes. He also mentioned concerns about `old home places" being used for storage
and how the public might misconstrue this usage. He said it would appear that many of the older
mobile homes might be taken to the landfill for disposal.
Mashburn said disposal of some of the more unsightly mobile homes was one reason why
the ordinance was drafted. He said additional funding would be needed for enforcement, and
these costs could be included when the code was presented for further action.
AACCTIO The staff will present the ordinance at a March board meeting for further
review and/or adoption. (Enforcement costs will be included.)
COURT FACILITIES: Register of Deeds Brenda Bell, Clerk of Court Rena Turner,
District Attorney Garry Frank, and Superior Court Judge Mark Klass attended this segment of
the meeting.
Assistant County Manager Jackson presented a court facilities utilization study prepared
in 2006 by Chris Page, an intern in the county manager's office. He said the study revealed that
court space was becoming insufficient, and some areas were not efficiently used.
Chairman Norman asked about having night court, along with limiting the number of
family or friends who could accompany someone in the courtrooms.
Turner said only those persons with a court case were allowed in the courtrooms. She
said law enforcement officers did the traffic court scheduling, and more than 100 people might
show up. She said E -citations would be used in the future, and this would help. hi regards to
night court, Turner said having adequate staffing was one reason why this option had not been
used. She said employees were scheduled from 8 to 5, and there were only two cashiers.
Frank said night court for traffic offenses was "doable," but there would have to be
coordination. He said the dockets for traffic, Superior and District court had high numbers of
cases, and more weeks of court would help. Frank said the Administrative Office of Courts
(AOC) prepared the calendar, and one extra week of court was recently added.
Bell said many people complained about the Hall of Justice parking situation. She said
people did not realize parking was available near the Board of Elections' Office.
Commissioner Robertson asked if adding another court location was possible.
Frank said it was easier to have civil cases in an alternate court facility, but criminal cases
needed to be near the jail.
Commissioner Williams asked if another courtroom in Mooresville would help.
Turner said she would prefer having a centrally located place.
Commissioner Robertson asked if the problem centered on needing more court space or
needing more judges.
Frank said both. He said four new assistant DAs were recently hired, but it would take at
least a year to gauge their effectiveness with the court docket.