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Marion Count Facilities Master Plan <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Over the next twenty years the needs for services provided by Marion County are <br />going to increase. As this report has indicated some departments currently are over <br />utilized or are in space conditions which are not allowing for efficient staff and public <br />utilization. As the population continueand ~e cies to mod fy and/orlexpand o~meet <br />services will require these departments g <br />these projected needs. <br />Major impact in the growth of the County services is the Courts, Mental Health, and <br />Adult/Juvenile Corrections. These areas generally will require the majority of the <br />space needs in the future. <br />It is the Consultants recommendations that PLAN B be selected. VV'ith proper <br />implementation, this plan will meet all established planning criteria and objectives. It <br />will create a centralized focus of County government that is represented in the <br />downtown core. It will maintain the Courthouse for court functions to continue and <br />expartd civil and criminal court administration. Although this plan will result in major <br />capital expenses, it is not significantly more costly than PLAN C. The lease <br />arraingment described in PI-AN A would give County less control over its future and <br />result in less than efficient operations. <br />The implementation of PLAN B should be coordinated with the City/County/State <br />Tri-Agency Law Enforcement Project. The following is a partial list of benefits that <br />will be derived by implementing PLAN B: <br />• CENTRALIZED COUNTY GOVERNMENT <br />• EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF SPACE <br />• ENERGY/COST EFFICIENI' FACILITIES <br />• GREATER STAFF EFFICIENCY <br />• EFFICIEN'T UTII-IZATION OF TAX DOLLARS <br />Page 152 <br />