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CASSCOUNlY GOVERNMENT ... Cass County Sheriff 211 9 St. S. PO Box 488 Fargo, ND 58107.0488 Phone: 701.241.5800 Fax: 701.241.5805 Cass County Jail 450.34 St. S. Fargo, NO 58103.2229 Phone: 701.271.2900 Fax: 701.271.2967 Cass County Detention 1019 3 Ave. S. PO Box 2806 Fargo, NO 58108.2806 Phone: 701.241.5845 Fax: 701.241.5938 J - 3 ~Dh Office of the Sheriff Don Rudnick, Sheriff December 27, 2005 RECEIVED OEC 2. 7 1nns cAAlS couNTY C()MMISSIOtl Darrell Vanyo Portfolio Commissioner Cass County Courthouse Fargo, ND 58103 Conunissioner Vanyo: On January 3", I will take over the security screening for the courthouse and annex at the request of the County Board upon the recommendation of Ms. Bonnie Johnson. I have asked my staff to review the current procedures and make recommendations for any changes which would enhance the safety and security of the courthouse and annex. 1 am not sure you are aware that a number of our court/transport officers have attended the Court and Courthouse Security Training sponsored by the U.S. Marshal Service and held at their Glencoe Georgia Training Facility. Others have attended similar training held by private contractors funded by the U.S. Department of Justice. Considering their training and after reviewing cases involving courthouses from throughout the United States, several changes are being instituted. The general public will not recognize many of the changes or be impacted by them as they are procedural in nature. One change that will affect visitors to the courthouse is some additional restrictions as to what can be brought into the courthouse. Purses will be allowed, but other handbags, carry-on bags, backpacks, fanny packs, diaper bags and strollers of any type will be restricted from the courthouse. Diaper bags and strollers will be allowed in the annex as Social Services has many more clients that spend extended time within the annex and may need those items. We do request that permanent signs be placed on the front doors of both the courthouse and annex stating the hours the building is open and items restricted. Your support for these changes is appreciated and I am confident that any minor problems can be addressed promptly as we continue with this task. Sample Motion: Move to authorize the signage of the courthouse and annex with the hours that each building is open to the public and stating which items are restricted from those buildings. Respectfully, ~ Donald Rudnick Cass County Sheriff