One example: New York City was in the news earlier this year when a one-time political opponent managed to bring a weapon into City Hall and kill Brooklyn Councilman James Davis. Councilman Davis died from two gunshot wounds to the chest inflicted during business hours at the landmark lower Manhattan building. Ironically, Davis was known for crusading against urban violence. This incident is yet another indicator of the increasing security challenges facing public sector facilities.
Arizona’s Maricopa County addresses such heightened security challenges by combining superior security system design and proven technologies. With responsibility for more than 300 buildings and 35 high-risk sites, including a half dozen downtown high-rise buildings, an off-site public health campus, Department of Transportation, Flood Control District, equipment services repair center/fueling stations, Clerk of the Court records center and the Office of the Medical Examiner, the County’s facility management department/protective services division, has to make vital security decisions.