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COUNTY JUDGE GRAHAM STIKELETHER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE APPRECIATED THE APPROACH BEING TAKEN. HE THEN WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE TRANSFER OF THE CLERK'S PERSONNEL, NOTING THAT THE SIX CLERKS IN THE TRAFFIC VIOLATION BUREAU MUST BE WHERE THE COURT IS AND THERE ARE AN ENORMOUS NUMBER OF FILES THAT MUST BE MOVED. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT THE SMALL CLAIM COURT CLERK MUST BE MOVED WITH THE COURTS. ALSO THE CIRCUIT JUDGES HAVE FOUR SUPPORT COURT EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FILES WHICH SHOULD BE NEAR THE COURTROOMS. THE .JUDGE EXPLAINED THE OPERATION IN REGARD TO THE CIVIL COURT FILES IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE, HOW THE FILES ARE PULLED, AND THE NEED TO BRING ABOUT 400 FILES TO THE COURTS WEEKLY. HE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBIL_I.TY OF HAVING A MESSENGER PICK UP AND DISTRIBUTE THE FILES. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT THE BOARD IS TELLING THEIR STAFF TO INITIATE A RELOCATION THAT WILL MEET THE MINIMUM NEEDS OF ALL THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. JUDGE STIKELETHER NEXT INFORMED THE BOARD OF HIS NEED FOR A ROOM TO STORE THE COURT TAPES, WHICH MUST BE KEPT INDEFINITELY AND SHOULD BE KEPT IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH SHELVING AND LIMITED ACCESS. PROVINCE. THE CHAIRMAN FELT THIS ALL FALLS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATOR'S THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. JUDGE STIKELETHER STATED THAT HE FELT THE BOARD HAD MADE A GOOD DECISION IN GOING WITH THE THIRD ALTERNATIVE. HE FURTHER NQTED'THAT THE COST OF THE RENT WOULD BE PARTIALLY OFFSET BY NOT HAVING TO PAY TO SET UP A NEW TAPE SYSTEM FOR THE COURTS, AND HE ADDITIONALLY FELT PURSUING THIS ALTERNATIVE WILL SPEED UP THE RENOVATION. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON NOTED THAT WE NEED TO SIGN THE CONTRACT WHICH WAS APPROVED EARLIER CONTINGENT ON THE SITE PLAN BEING ACCEPTED. COMMISSIONER LAY AGREED THE CHAIRMAN HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN, BUT ASKED IF WE DO RIOT HAVE JUST A FEW DAYS TO GET GOING ONCE IT IS SIGNED. 43 pw218 - APR 9 198