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County approves panic‑button maintenance contract after questions about costs
Summary
The court approved a countywide panic-button maintenance and reporting service for justice-of-the-peace offices, courthouse annex, adult probation and elections but asked IT to review whether simple battery replacement work could be done in-house.
IT staff presented a proposal to implement countywide panic-button maintenance and a reporting service to ensure units continue reporting back to dispatch. Commissioners pressed whether the work was limited to battery swaps and whether the county could perform the work internally; IT staff said the service ensures multiple reporting endpoints stay connected and that failures could leave offices unable to summon help.
Commissioner Yardley asked staff to evaluate internal options because "it just seems a little excessive" if the contractor is only swapping batteries; IT staff agreed to review internal capabilities while the court approved the maintenance contract to avoid service gaps.
