Sheriff recommends panic‑button email alerts; county to explore funding
Sheriff James Burgett said he recommends staying with ASSET and upgrading the courthouse panic‑button system to add email alerts to staff computers and phones; he will investigate costs and whether courthouse security funds can cover installation and fees.
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Sheriff James Burgett briefed the court on options for the courthouse panic‑button system, saying he had researched vendors and consulted with Rian Beach, who favored remaining with ASSET and pursuing an upgrade. The proposed upgrade would add email alerts to all courthouse computers and to sheriff personnel work phones indicating which office triggered an alert while maintaining the existing notification channels.
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