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vlJ_ <br /> 6. Space vacated by the Judge on the first floor of the New <br /> Courthouse be assigned as an area for mediation conferences by the <br /> Dispute Settlement Division and an office for the Domestic Violence <br /> Coordinator. <br /> RATIONALE FOR SPACE REALLOCATION RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> The rational behind each of these recommendations is as follows: <br /> 1. The Juvenile Court Counselor presently has seven (7) <br /> persons working out of their offices on the first floor of the New <br /> Courthouse. Two of these individuals are part-time and, in theory, <br /> could coordinate use of a single office. The Court Counselors have <br /> stretched existing space to such an extent that the efficiency of <br /> their day to day operation is severely hindered. <br /> It is recommended that the Juvenile Court Counselor relocate to the <br /> upper floor of the Court Street Annex in the offices designated as <br /> Area 2 on the attached floor plan. <br /> Area 2 includes six private offices and the use of a shared <br /> conference/multi-purpose room for meetings and other group <br /> activities. This multi-purpose room would be available for <br /> meetings of all building residents, but in practice would likely be <br /> used primarily by Probation staff and the Juvenile Court <br /> Counselors. <br /> 2 . Upon relocation of the Juvenile Court Counselor offices, <br /> the area on the first floor of the New Courthouse would be <br /> available for records storage by the Clerk's office. These records <br /> are presently stored on the third floor of the New Courthouse. The <br /> existing records could be relocated to the two larger inner offices <br /> used by the Juvenile Court Counselor and a work area established in <br /> the outer area. A small break area/lunch room could be located at <br /> the south end of the suite of offices now occupied by the Juvenile <br /> Court Counselor. <br /> 3 . With the Clerk of Court storage area moved to the first <br /> floor, an area, roughly the size of the existing small courtroom on <br /> the third floor, will be vacant. It is proposed that an additional <br /> courtroom be established in this area. The small office currently <br /> partitioned off in this space would be removed to provide a more <br /> open area for the courtroom. <br /> 4 . The Adult Probation offices are presently located on the <br /> third floor of the New Courthouse. They occupy a total of five <br /> private offices and a reception area. In addition, they have <br /> fairly extensive storage needs for electronic equipment, forms <br /> storage, etc. <br /> It is recommended that this function be relocated to the upper <br />