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7 <br />~~~~$~~ <br />MAR 2 0 'i998 <br />Rowan County Board of Commissioners <br />130 West Innes Street • Salisbury, NC 28144 <br />Jim Neelv. Chairman <br />J. Newton Cohen, Vice-Chairman <br />Steve Blount <br />Dave Rowland <br />Frank T. Tadlock <br />Tim Russell. ;Vianager <br />John Holshouser, Jr., Attorney <br />:~Ir. John Link <br />Qrange County <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear Mr. Link: <br />March 18, 1998 <br />```~3~4I~~~3~~ ~~~: n:-~ <br />Telephone (704) 636-0361 <br />FAX (704) 638-3092 <br />The Rowan County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a <br />Resolution to request its legislative delegation to introduce and support the passage <br />of a revision to North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A during the upcoming <br />short session to increase the fees currently charged under the "Costs of Court" for <br />"facilities fees" and "officer fees". A copy of the Resolution is attached. <br />Counties throughout the State are experiencing an unqualified number of <br />demands being made by judicial officials from the State Administrative Office of the <br />Courts' and the Department of Corrections for more space within the County's <br />judicial facilities. It is becoming a routine occurrence to receive a request for <br />additional offices as the State creates more positions to handle the State judicial <br />and correctional systems. Several months ago, Rowan County was notified by the <br />State Probation and Parole District that it was receiving eight (81 new probation <br />uf~ cars to serve Rowan Ccunty , and t"ey ~vc~al~? n~~d ^ffl~pc ~~~ithir_ the judicial <br />facilities. Also, the District Attorne3- informed u5 that he was expecting a new <br />position soon and would need a new office. In each case, the General Statutes <br />provide counties the responsibility of creating new offices upon request and without <br />consideration of whether adequate space even exists at the time of the request. In <br />our case, we were required to lease private space. <br />Currently, counties receive a portion of the '`Costs of Court" which is assessed <br />in every criminal and civil case. The defendant pay s that cost as part of his/her <br />fine. so no additional state funds are being requested. Counties receive the sum of <br />$6.00 per district court case for facilities' fees and $5.00 per district court case for <br />officer" fee. <br />Equal Opportunity Employer <br />recycled paper <br />