(A) The public areas of the Courthouse for the purposes of this section are defined to be the lobby area on the ground floor of the County Courthouse and the entrance area located at the Court Street entrance on the first floor of the Courthouse.
(B) Members of the public may request and utilize these areas for the purpose of the public displays or public exhibits. Such request must be submitted in writing to the County Administrator on forms provided by the Administrator. Written requests for use of these public areas must be received by the County Administrator at least one week prior to the event. Any applicant may appeal the decision of the Administrator to the Executive Committee within seven days after receipt of the Administrator’s decision.
(C) These forms may be obtained from the Administrator’s office.
(D) Any such displays or exhibits must be sponsored by a county department or a county agency.
(E) The subject matter of the display or exhibit must be of interest to the general public as a whole and cannot be offensive to the average person based on general community standards.
(F) The actual placement of lobby displays or tables in these public areas is subject to approval of the Facilities Manager and the Sheriff for consideration of public health and safety purposes.
(G) No items on exhibit or display may be offered for sale.
(H) The organization displaying the exhibit shall be responsible to erect and remove the displays and is obligated to provide the materials necessary to ensure that the display or exhibit will be displayed in a safe manner.
(I) No admission charge may be made to review any display or exhibit.
(J) No solicitation for membership or for donations to any group or organization may be made as part of the display or exhibit.
(K) No food or beverage may be sold as part of the display or exhibit.
(L) The sale, distribution, and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages as part of the display or exhibit is prohibited.
(M) Materials or items which are part of the display or exhibit will be displayed at the sole risk of the displaying organization. The county is not responsible for any loss or damage which may result to materials or exhibits which are to be displayed or exhibited.
(N) Use of bulletin boards or the walls of the Courthouse to display materials, posters, wall hangings, or other items which may be part of the display or exhibit are prohibited except with the consent of the Maintenance Supervisor.
(O) All displays or exhibits shall be placed in such a location in the public areas of the Courthouse in order to ensure and maintain the operational security of the Courthouse and the free flow of public and employee traffic throughout the Courthouse. Displays or exhibits shall not be placed in locations which would otherwise obstruct the free flow of pedestrian and employee traffic throughout the Courthouse.
(P) Access to the public areas will be limited to the hours the Courthouse is open.
(Q) The displaying agents shall indemnify and otherwise hold harmless the Board and the county from and against any and all losses, cost, damages, or expenses to persons or property of the county or a citizen of the county arising out of or claim to have arisen out of a display or exhibit of the materials or items exhibited by the displaying organization.
(R) The possession and use of cameras, video cameras, telephones, beepers, cellular phones, tape recorders, other recording devices, beverages, and food is prohibited in every area of the Courthouse where court is being held or called into session by any Judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit. The Chief Judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit may authorize exceptions to this provision.
(Ord. passed - -) Penalty, see § 130.99