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Commissioners discuss escorted restroom access at county tax office; trial escort policy proposed
Summary
After extended discussion about public access and staff safety, a commissioner proposed that tax office staff escort members of the public to nonpublic restrooms when necessary; the court directed staff to try the escort approach and return if problems arise.
Freestone County Commissioners Court spent an extended portion of its meeting debating whether and how to provide public restroom access at the county tax office, balancing accessibility with staff safety and protection of confidential records.
Tax office representatives and several commissioners discussed options that ranged from building a separate public restroom and installing new doors and keypads to using an escorted-access procedure. Concerns raised included protecting cash-handling areas, safeguarding DMV and other confidential records kept in nonpublic work areas, and the…
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