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Woods County court staff seek bulletproof front, controlled access for clerk's office
Summary
Court staff described a two-year effort to secure the clerk’s office with a bulletproof front, locked interior doors and controlled access, and said they plan to seek funds from the county courthouse security account; cost estimates are held by a staff member named Steve Foster.
Court staff in Woods County requested security upgrades for the courthouse clerk’s office, saying the project has been under development for about two years and that officials plan to seek funding from the county’s courthouse security account.
"That's a project we've been working on, for about 2 years," said Stacy, a court staff member. She described planned measures that include a bulletproof front, secured side doors, new interior doors and a controlled access system that would require a card to enter the back-of-counter area.
The staff member said the office cannot lock its public counter because it is a public office and members of the public must be able to come in to file documents. "I don't think I can lock my door. It's a public office and people walk in," Stacy said. To limit direct access, staff proposed a bank-style pass-through drawer for document exchange.
Stacy said the county has been discussing the work for more than two years and that estimates were prepared previously. "He got the most recent ones in the last few months," she said, referring to staff member Steve Foster, who the transcript indicates has current cost figures. Stacy said one earlier vendor may have disbanded.
On funding, Stacy said courthouse security funds were the intended source. "Our thoughts on this all along were to use courthouse security funds to pay for it… I have talked to Shelley about it. They handle that," she said, adding that "last time we checked, it looked like there was ample amounts in there." The transcript does not specify a dollar figure or a firm timeline for procurement.
No formal motion or vote on the security work was recorded in the provided transcript. The discussion identified options, noted the existence of recent cost estimates held by Steve Foster, and flagged a funding source, but did not produce a decision or directive recorded in the transcript.
