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Thursday, March 02, 2017

NorCo Timeclock Sprouts in Basement, Offices to Be Shuffled

Sometime today, one of Amy Trapp's biometric timeclocks sprouted in the NorCo Courthouse basement. That one is presumably for the Deputy Sheriffs and maintenance staff. The DA has already stated he refuses to have his staff use these clocks. Union agents oppose them unless they apply to everyone. Trapp has reportedly agreed to excuse caseworkers. It seems unlikely that they will be used for more than a handful of employees, with the obvious result being that they will breed resentment.  

While in the basement, I learned that the public defender's office is moving to make way for a locker room and showers for the deputies.

The public defender's office will move to the first floor and take over the offices currently being used by the Department of Community and Economic Development.

This move makes sense. The new location, right by the law library and near Courtroom #1, will make it more  accessible to indigent defendants who often get lost trying to find the office in the basement.

The Department of Community and Economic Development is reportedly moving to the Human Services building.

Turning Point may also be provided office space.
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 2, 2017 at 1:45 AM

    God Bless John Brown! God Bless County Council!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 2, 2017 at 6:04 AM

    In the real world, hourlies punch clocks and salaries don't. What's so difficult to understand about this?

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  3. Bernie O'HareMarch 2, 2017 at 6:11 AM

    In the real world, hourlies do not punch clocks if their jobs require them to start or finish their day elsewhere. That is the fatal flaw here, and it will breed resentment among those who must punch clocks and provide fingerprint exemplars like common criminals. I could see it at the jail, Gracedale and even the Juvenile Justice Center, which currently has no timeclocks.It makes no sense at the courthouse or Human Services Building.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 2, 2017 at 7:06 AM

    Bernie,
    The jail does have time clocks.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 2, 2017 at 7:28 AM

    Bernie,
    any and all public sector jobs would be in line to have random urine tests, this would be a conflict to having time clocks. The random urine test would show if the worker is truely on the job or somewere in outerspace flying on a cloud. This also should start at the top were this timeclock endevor was redd in a hightimes magazine while the human services service was being neglected for the read.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 2, 2017 at 2:04 PM

    In order to buy Girl Scout cookies from Amy, will I have to punch out, pay for the cookies, and then punch back in? This whole time clock thing confuses me, I just want caramel delights.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 2, 2017 at 2:21 PM

    If this had been done by Stoffa and Angle, O'Hare would be singing their praises non-stop.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 2, 2017 at 3:12 PM

    Stoffa would not have been so stupid to initiate this unnecessary initiative.

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  9. AnonymousMarch 2, 2017 at 3:14 PM

    Von Trapp needs biometrics to verify her sanity in riding hoverboards in the courthouse.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 2, 2017 at 4:37 PM

    "Stoffa would not have been so stupid to initiate this unnecessary initiative."

    No just try and dump Gracedale and lease a multi-million dollar monument.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 3, 2017 at 9:56 AM

    Dumping Gracedale would have saved the county tens of millions of dollars. Stoffa tried to do the right thing long term for the county. And the HAS building, once bought out, will have cost the county $22 million. A good investment for a 66,000 SF building in a prime location. More than a "monument" to the thousands of count residents who benefit from HS services.

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