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Contractors' short circuit knocks out annex electrical system; county assessing possible equipment damage
Summary
County staff reported a contractor-created dead short on the annex fourth floor that shut down the building's electrical system; electricians reset breakers and officials are still determining whether any computer hardware or other equipment was damaged.
County facilities staff reported that contractors working on the annex fourth floor caused a dead short in the lighting circuit that shut down the building's electrical system. Facilities personnel reset breakers and inspected systems, and county staff said they are still investigating whether the outage caused damage to computer hardware or other equipment.
Keith, a county staff member, briefed the commissioners on the incident, saying contractors “created a dead short with lighting in that space. The way this building operates is anytime, electrical circuits go to ground, the entire system shuts down. So last evening, the entire electrical system for the annex, went down.” He said electricians responded, “We were able to reset breakers, check systems out. I'm not certain this morning whether any, damage was done to computer hardware or any other systems that we have. We're still working through that.”
No estimates of damage costs or timelines for a final assessment were provided in the meeting. The item was presented as an informational staff report; commissioners did not take a separate formal action on the report during the meeting record.
