(La Porte County, IN) - La Porte County government employees might have to start going through the metal detectors at both courthouses in La Porte County.

 

Commissioner Rich Mrozinski is part of a committee looking at ways to improve security at the courthouses in La Porte and Michigan City.

 

Currently, Mrozinski notes, members of the public are screened before being allowed inside the structures, but county employees are allowed to step around the metal detectors.

 

He said an ordinance requiring county employees to walk through the metal detection devices before proceeding was found in the books.

 

Mrozinski says a decision could be made at the next courthouse security committee meeting.

 

“We’re going to have another meeting of this committee to discuss this.  But, unless we change the ordinance, it’s what it says. Every employee needs to go through,” he said.

 

Mrozinski brought attention to the matter during Wednesday’s La Porte County Commissioners meeting.

 

The following day, La Porte County Commissioner Joe Haney said he believed ordering county employees to go through the metal detectors might cause delays for people waiting to get inside to take care of their personal business.

 

People have to remove any belts and do other things like empty their pockets before stepping through the metal detectors.

 

“We haven’t had any issues, so far. They come to work every day. They do a great job. I trust them,” Haney said.