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Greenlee County approves posting for chief security officer to start courthouse security program
Summary
After a multi‑year review and a failed courthouse security evaluation, Superior Court Judge Jerry Ford urged the board to create a chief security officer to design screening and monitoring; the board voted to post the position now and hire in the next fiscal year, and staff will include related capital requests in the budget.
Superior Court Judge Jerry Jeremy Ford presented a multiyear plan to add courthouse security after a recent evaluation found the county lacked full screening and monitoring at judicial facilities. Ford told the board the plan would begin with screened entry at the courthouse, monitoring and response at the annex, and a county‑level chief security officer to build policy, hire staff and oversee training.
"We would have screening at the courthouse and monitoring and response here," Ford said, describing options he and staff observed on county site visits. He noted equipment estimates — for example, X‑ray…
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