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Court approves Blackboard emergency notifications for county employees; plans longer-term upgrades
Summary
Commissioners authorized immediate use of the county's Blackboard mass-notification system for employee incident alerts and asked staff to explore integration and longer-term improvements.
Harris County Commissioners Court on May 8 approved immediate use of the county’s existing Blackboard mass-notification system as a temporary solution to notify employees about active incidents and threats.
The motion directs the Fire Marshal’s Office to coordinate activation training with Harris County Sheriff’s Office dispatch and constable dispatch centers, and asks Universal Services to import employee mobile numbers from STARS on a…
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