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Commission holds work session on draft acceptable-use policy after state law expands penalties for personal use of public property
Summary
County attorneys briefed commissioners on HB 163 and a draft county policy that would authorize limited incidental personal use, set a value threshold, and include a savings clause to allow reimbursement and avoid felony exposure; commissioners asked for wider staff review and scheduled the policy for a future meeting.
County attorneys led a work session to explain HB 163 (the state law on personal use of public property) and to present a draft county Acceptable Use Policy intended to protect county employees from inadvertent felony exposure while preventing misuse of county resources.
Robert Moore of the County Attorney’s Office said HB 163 (with an effective date of July 1, 2019) applies broadly to public servants, including elected officials, employees, judges and contractors, and…
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