County discusses panic-button rollout and optional door access controls for county building

Jul 20, 2026

A vendor told commissioners the county building security project can be done in two phases: an intrusion/panic-button system (~$6,000) and an access-control/door upgrade (~$51,000). Commissioners signaled support to start with panic buttons and asked the vendor for a clean, button-only quote.

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Jacob Strecker, co‑owner of INA Alert, presented a two‑phase security plan for the county building and said the proposal gives the county "an option to do both or either or." He described the split as an intrusion/panic‑button system and an access‑control/door system, and walked commissioners through counts and what each package would do.

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