OCEAN CITY – Growing pains have necessitated the shifting of space needed in Ocean City facilities for two departments including the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office.
The Mayor and Council had before them on Tuesday a pair of requests to approve memorandums of understanding (MOUs) for two uses of town-owned property in the midtown area. The first request came from the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office (SAO), which is seeking space for satellite offices in the district court building in Ocean City.
The SAO is anticipating a significant spike in its workload when the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) begins implementing its new body-worn camera system. The SAO will likely have to process hours of body-worn camera footage to be used as evidence in the prosecution of cases, most of which are generated in Ocean City. For that reason, the SAO is seeking additional space in the district court building as part of the larger Public Safety Building campus.
City Manager Terry McGean explained the space in the district court building desired by the SAO has been vacant after being used by the Department of Juvenile Services in the past.
“When the district court was originally put in the Public Safety Building, we actually had space in there for the way juvenile services operated at that time,” he said. “They have since changed how they operate and no longer use that space, so that space has been vacant for a couple of years.”
Worcester county state’s attorney kicks some serious butt!
Work in an office inland or on the island???….hmmm inland or island????
Too easy of a decision IMO!
Fancy condo no doubt !!!