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After June 8 bomb threat, Pine County board asks staff for courthouse security cost estimates
Summary
Sheriff Jeff Nelson updated the board on a June 8 bomb threat; commissioners discussed a pilot staffed security station at the courthouse and directed staff to return July 7 with staffing cost estimates, public-access counts and related policy options.
Sheriff Jeff Nelson briefed the Pine County Board on a June 8 bomb threat incident and discussed a pilot program to establish a staffed security station at the main courthouse single point of entry.
Board members considered public-safety implications and asked staff to return at the July 7 meeting with staffing cost estimates for a full-time staffed security station, courthouse public use/access counts, and related policy considerations. The item was not decided at the June 16 meeting; it was set for further board consideration on July 7.
Chair Josh Mohr opened the discussion; Sheriff Nelson provided the operational update. The board did not vote on a permanent policy or hire at the June 16 meeting but directed staff to prepare cost and data estimates for a future decision.
