Commissioners adopt county cell-phone policy to replace allowance system

Oct 14, 2026

The court adopted a new county cell-phone policy that issues county phones for official service use, limits personal liability for damage/replace­ment to employees, and is expected to reduce monthly costs per line; the motion passed as recorded in the meeting.

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County staff presented a new cell-phone policy intended to replace the previous allowance model. The plan would issue county phones with dedicated numbers for county use; the judge and staff said the monthly cost per line would be under $50 and that the policy requires staff to protect issued devices.

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