[Adopted 8-18-1993]
This policy applies to all county personnel, including appointed
and elected officials.
All personnel will be responsible for compliance with the established
guidelines and policy administration. Individuals who violate the
rules and/or regulations established herein may be subject to disciplinary
action, possibly up to and including dismissal.
The intent of the policy provided herein is to provide a safe
work environment for employees and the public.
A.
All staff within the County Government Center, the County Courthouse,
the Pleasant Acres Annex, and other buildings as may be designated
by the Board of Commissioners, will be issued identification cards
which will include photo ID, name and other relevant information as
may be deemed needed for security and payroll processing under the
time and attendance system.
[Amended 12-12-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-07]
B.
All employees issued identification badges shall be required to display
such badges on their person at all times while in any county government
facility.
C.
The badges issued shall also provide ingress and egress within the
facilities monitored by the newly installed security devices. Employees
using their personal identification cards to allow other individuals
or employees to gain ingress to, or egress from, county facilities
will be subject to immediate dismissal.
D.
These cards are not transferable and must be surrendered to the County
Personnel Department prior to leaving county government employment
for any reason.
E.
Personnel failing to surrender their identification cards prior to
or at the time of termination of employment shall be subject to a
ten-dollar administrative and material assessment charge for the card,
which must be paid prior to receiving their final paycheck.
F.
Cards lost or misplaced by employees must be reported to the County
Personnel Department immediately, and individuals losing or misplacing
a card shall be assessed a ten-dollar administrative and material
charge prior to being issued a new card.
G.
Identification badges will be color coded and coordinated in order
to allow employees access into those facilities that are necessary
to conduct their business transactions.
A.
The normal hours of operation for the metal detectors and security
monitors in the County Government Center and the Courthouse shall
be determined on an as-needed basis. Badges must be visibly worn by
all county personnel. If it is necessary to be in the building after
normal working hours, everyone shall be required to sign out at the
designated area.
[Amended 12-20-1995 by Res. No. 95-20]
B.
During normal working hours, employees shall be required to pass
through the metal detector system upon entering a building not authorized
by their ID badges.
A.
All staff should remember, when utilizing the identification badges
within the new time and attendance system, that failure to register
one's card through the system prior to leaving the building will
deny access to reenter.
B.
In the event that employees/staff misplace, lose or forget their
identification badge, when reporting to work they will be required
to inform the security monitor of the circumstances, and the monitor
shall then call the department supervisor to verify authorization
for admittance to the government facility.
Visitors must proceed through the metal detectors when entering
a county building, then sign in and receive a visitor badge. Visitors
must return the badge and sign out upon departure from the building.
[Amended 12-20-1995 by Res. No. 95-20]
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, pathways will be
provided for individuals who need an accessible route, adjacent to
the fixed security device. Further accommodations will be provided
on a request basis or when deemed necessary by calling the county's
ADA Coordinator.[1]
