Board backs countywide safety day, expands mass-notification options and scopes camera upgrades

Oct 7, 2026

Supervisors supported three Safety Action Committee priorities: an annual safety-training day (target Jan. 14), expansion of mass-notification capabilities using Alert Iowa/Rave (with subscription options), and scoping for a phased camera/access-control upgrade estimated at $250,000–$300,000.

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The Board of Supervisors moved to support three priorities from the Safety Action Committee aimed at improving safety at county facilities. Safety coordinator Brad Metcalfe (S6) outlined action-plan 1 — a countywide safety day to provide consistent training such as CPR, active assailant response and tornado shelter procedures — and suggested a tentative date of Jan. 14 for a pilot event.

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