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of the $50 cost per county and out -of -County travel for -the County Attorney and any Commissioner who wishes to attend the above workshop to be held in Orlando, Wednesday, June 23, 1982-1 SOUND SYSTEM AT COUNTY COURTHOUSE Commissioner Lyons brought up the problems being experienced with the sound system for the Circuit Courtrooms and believed, in this age of technical expertise, there should be some way to enable people in the back of the courtroom to hear the proceedings. Discussion followed as to the fact that the attorneys address the judge and jury and not the back of the room, and Commissioner Lyons inquired about the use of hand held microphones. He noted that one problem is that the air conditioning system roars. Maintenance Supervisor Lynn Williams reported that he spoke with WGYL Sound Engineer Dave Reucher in regard to this sound system, who explained that it is not like the system in the County Commission Chambers where the mikes cut themselves in and out. He suggested disconnecting the speakers closest to the Judge to cut back on feedback, and estimated a costfof $800-$900 per courtroom to cure the problem. In regard to quieting down the air conditioning, this has not been done because it was felt Judge Stikelether's area should be addressed at the same time. Commissioner Wodtke suggested jacks could be installed for the Press such as we have in the County Commission Chambers or earphones, or possibly a speaker could be placed in the back of the room. Dr. Hardin believed these are all just stop gap measures and that the acoustical problem will not be cured until the air system can be balanced. The air condition- ing unit is too large for the Courtroom and is built almost over it. He noted that to balance the air, you must balance JUN 21982 72 ��K ='� PAGE 928