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Daggett County adopts policy limiting personal use of county-issued phones and requiring commission approval
Summary
The commission approved an amendment to county policy Section 19 to define county-issued cell phones, require commission approval for issuance, add inventory controls, and disallow personal-use reimbursement for issued devices; commissioners noted IT involvement would be appropriate.
The Daggett County Commission approved an amendment to county policy Section 19 clarifying rules for county-issued cell phones. The new language adds a subsection that requires commission approval for issuing county cell phones, places issued devices on the county inventory, and states that employees issued a county phone are not eligible for the personal-use reimbursement.
Unidentified Speaker 2 read the proposal into the record: "Any county issued cell phone that is requested by an employee must be approved by the county commission. The county will own the cell phone, and it will be included in the county's inventory system." Participants discussed striking duplicated lines and adding an IT role for device setup and inventory management. "Because it's inventoried, it'll be turned in when they leave, and they would get the cell phone allowance at that point," said Unidentified Speaker 3.
Commissioners moved and seconded a motion to approve the amendments as discussed; the motion passed on a voice vote with members answering "Aye." Staff was asked to correct minor drafting errors and to coordinate with IT on device setup and Apple ID configuration noted by a staff member.
The amendment formalizes county ownership and inventory procedures but does not prescribe a revised allowance amount; the policy language also clarifies that employees with issued phones will not receive the personal phone reimbursement. No roll-call vote or effective date was set at the meeting.
