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Board approves shared‑kitchen access policy for county employees after security questions
Summary
Commissioners approved designating three kitchens as common employee spaces and enabling existing employee door codes to access them, while flagging one manual lock that may need replacement for full electronic access.
The board voted to declare three workplace kitchens common spaces for county employees and to allow employees' existing door codes to grant access. A motion to make the kitchens common areas and to configure doors so every employee's code works on the kitchen doors passed after discussion of security and lock functionality.
Staff raised a technical issue with one door: a manual punch mechanism that staff explained could not be reprogrammed the same way as the other electronic locks. Commissioners agreed to allow staff to implement a consistent access approach while noting the manual lock may require replacement to provide full auditability and remote programming. One staff member flagged the importance of maintaining the ability to log and audit door openings for security.
