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Commissioners adopt procedure directing IT to consult department heads and liaisons before cutting network access

Van Zandt County Commissioners Court · April 23, 2026
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Summary

Following a dispute over cut-off of a prosecutor's county email after she shifted to contractor status, the court agreed in workshop to change handbook procedures so IT consults the affected department head (and liaison if needed) before disabling network/email access.

A lengthy workshop on network access and email followed a complaint by the district attorney’s office that an employee who changed to contract status (“Beth”) lost county email and network access without notice, disrupting court work.

The DA explained the employee had been informed she would continue to assist with CPS matters under a contract and said that sudden loss of email and case-file…

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