A committee of Santa Barbara County officials has been developing security upgrade recommendations since the shootings in a San Bernardino County building, and the group presented those plans to the Board of Supervisors this week.
Committee members include personnel from law enforcement and the County Executive Office, and the group will use $700,000 in budgeted funds for security upgrades, including countywide identification badges, more safety training, and facility improvements.
There is no project list yet, but some of the money will be spent on building protected front entries, more audio and visual equipment, and additional lighting around county facilities including parking lots. Those projects should be finished by next spring, county staff said.
A vulnerability and threat assessment is underway, but departments that get a lot of irate customers will likely be on the top of the list for improvements, committee members said.
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