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May expcnscs for postagc and copics to mcct county rcsponsibilitics for...iury duty notification be paid from thc facilities fcc fund? Response: No. Thcse arc operating expenses of the County and are not authorized to bc paid under G.S. 7A-304(a)(2) from thc facilities fcc fund. May compcnsation for jury commissioners be paid from the facilitics fcc fund? Rcsponse: No. These arc operating cxpcnscs of the County and are not authorized to be paid under G.S. ?A-304(a)(2) from the facilities fee fund. May janitorial services for courtrooms and court-related offices be paid from thc facilities fee Fund? Response: Yes. In our opinion, these are maintcnance expenditures for judicial building facilities and payment from facilities fcc revenue is authorized by G.S. 7A-304(a)(2); Are expenses of lighting, heating and cooling courtrooms and offices of court personnel payable from the Facilities fcc fund? Response: Yes. In our opinion, these are maintcnancc cxpendlturcs for judicial facilities and payment from the facilitics fcc rcvcnuc is authorized by statute. Are telephone expenses payable from the facility fcc fund? Response: Provision of telephone wiring and receptacles is a building expense and payable from the facilities fee fund. However, tclephone system equipment to serve Judicial Department Pcrsonnel and monthly telephone charges arc operating expenses of the Judicial Department. Such expenses may not be paid from the facilities fcc fund without prior approval of the Administrative Offlccr of the Courts pursuant to G.S. ?A-304(a)(2). Are costs of office supplies and equipment (file cabinets, typewriters, copy machines) for Judicial Department personnel payable from the facilities fcc fund? Rcsponsc: These arc operating cxpcnscs of thc Judicial Department and may not be paid from thc facilities fcc fund without prior approval of thc Administrative Officer of the Courts pursuant to G.S. 7A- 304(a)(2). ~ May compensation for courtroom bailiffs be paid from thc facilities fee fund? Response: No. These arc count7)' operating expenses and G.S. 7A-304(a)(2) docs not authorize their payment from the facilities fcc fund. May thc cxpcnsc of providing meals and towels to jail inmates bc paid from Ihc Facilities Fcc fund? Responsc: No. Thcsc arc operating cxpcnscs, not jail maintenance expenses. Facilities fcc revenue may bc used for providing and maintaining jails but not for opcrating jails.