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Commissioners adopt policy limiting unauthorized recordings by county employees; vote 4-1 amid privacy and enforcement questions
Summary
Kendall County adopted a policy prohibiting unauthorized personal-device recordings of county work activities and restricting posting of such material; the measure passed 4-1 after debate about exceptions and enforcement.
BOERNE, Texas — The Kendall County Commissioners Court adopted a policy Tuesday that prohibits county employees from using unauthorized personal recording devices to record county work activities and from posting such recordings on personal social media. The motion passed 4-1.
Acting general counsel Bob Lippo presented the policy, saying it is intended to protect privacy, comply with health and confidentiality rules (including potential HIPAA concerns) and avoid inadvertent public-disclosure violations — for example, posting identifiable license-plate images or patient…
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