County Commissioners Association

Courthouse Symposium

May 16,2014

Kimberly M. Switzer ,Director of Court Services

Hancock County Common Pleas Court

Hancock County

Findlay, Ohio, A.K.A.

Flag City USA

Population

City: 42,000

County: 75,000

Founded: 1812

Blanchard River

Marathon Oil

Cooper Tire

Hancock County Courthouse

Built in 1888

Architects: Weary &

Kramer

Houses Common

Pleas and Domestic

Courts/ Law

Library/Other

Elected Officials

Hancock County Courthouse

Materials Used:

Stone

Granite Columns

Stained Glass

Windows

Marble from Maine

Hancock County Courthouse

Placed on the

National Register of

Historic Places in

1976

Hancock County Courthouse

Three Sculpted

Figures Representing

Justice

Mercy

Law

Hancock County Courthouse

Courthouse Tower:

Bronze Statue of

John Hancock

First Signer of the

Declaration of

Independence :

July 4, 1776

Hancock County Courthouse

External Restoration

1996-1997

Hancock County Courthouse

Portrait Lady Justice

Restored in 2005

Paid for by Historical

Guild

Scope of Work: Third Floor: Common Pleas Courtrooms (2)

Clerk of Courts

Primary Purpose: Security

Changes to Staffing Patterns

Traffic Flow

Planning 2000

Saving Court Special Projects Funds

2010: National Center for State Court Assessment

2010-2012 Selected Architectural Firm & Developed Design;

Met with Stakeholders

2012: Public Bidding

2013: February Start Date: Projected Six (6) months

2014: Ongoing

BUDGET:

Budget: $900,000

Court and Clerk Saved: $800,000

Current Cost: $1,159,000

REVENUE SOURCES Court Special Projects X Two

Clerk of Courts Title Fund

General Fund Dollars

Community Fundraising Foundation Grants

Individual Donations

Bar Association

Community Organizations

Rotary

Kiwanis

Phase I: Courtroom One

February 2013

Ceiling Restoration:

Budget $95,000

End Cost: $120,000

Raised: $108,000

Chandelier

Fabrication

Courtroom One Ceiling Before

Courtroom One Ceiling After

Plaster Work Before Plaster Work After

Ceiling Fundraising & Challenges Project Timeline;

Judges Can’t Raise $!; Court Employees

Money Spent on Fundraising Initiatives

Know Your Scope of Work

Open House

Facebook Page

Presentations to Community Organizations

Media Coverage

Recognition of Donors Signage in Courtroom for $500 or more; Opportunity to Purchase Chandelier; Dedication; Building Masonry to Donors; Newspaper Web sites

Successful Illustration of all Branches of Government and a Community Collaborating to

Restore and Preserve History

Courtroom Two Before

Courtroom Two After

Hancock County Courthouse

Courtroom Two

Incorporated

Technology

Removed Mezzanine

Created Court

Special Project Fee.

$55,000 over Five

Years

Hancock County Courthouse

Challenges

Hancock County Courthouse

Mixing Old with the

New

Engage Stakeholders

Court Special Projects

Architectural Firms

Project Management-Buy it!

Bid Selection

Scope of Work

Plan for Miscellaneous

Furnishings/Government Purchasing Contracts(GSA)

Collaboration between Branches of Government is the Key!