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Commission approves county cell phone request amid privacy questions
Summary
The commission approved a county cell phone request that appeared on the agenda as a request for Carrie Lisonbee; discussion and the final motion identified HR director Terry Palosin as the request recipient and raised privacy concerns about mixing personal and official contacts.
The Daggett County Commission voted to approve a county-issued cell phone tied to an agenda request listed as coming from "Carrie Lisonbee." During discussion, commissioners raised privacy concerns about mixing personal contacts and work communications and noted that a victim's-advocate phone number had been publicized on business cards.
Speaker 4 said the county should avoid mixing personal content with official duties and suggested issuing a county device for employees with sensitive duties, adding that law enforcement and attorneys might also need county phones. "What I want for you to do is... your personal stuff shouldn't have to be involved in that as well," Speaker 4 said.
The chair read the motion as approving a county cell phone request for the HR director, named in the discussion as Terry Palosin; the motion received a second and passed by voice vote. Commissioners instructed that existing policies governing county device use apply.
The transcript shows an agenda label referencing "Carrie Lisonbee," but the motion and subsequent discussion identify the HR director (Terry Palosin) as the recipient of the county phone. That discrepancy will require clerical clarification in the minutes.
