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STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
IN THE MATTER OF A POLICY}
REGARDING COMPUTER }
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BEING USED ON COUNTY }
COMPUTERS }
RESOLUTION NO. 64-95
WHEREAS, the County has invested funds in personal computers and a computer
network to allow employees in all County Departments to run as efficient and effectively as
possible; and,
WHEREAS, the County has allowed employees, under specific circumstances,
who have their own personal computers to work at home on their computer through the use of
computer diskettes, and or modem lines; and,
WHEREAS, there have been instances when viruses have been found on some of
the County's personal computers; and,
WHEREAS, the damage a virus can do to an individual computer and especially to
the personal computer network would severely impact the ability of County offices to conduct
business in the most efficient manner possible and will require the expenditure of time and
financial resources to correct.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, due to the susceptible nature of
networked personal computers to virus outbreaks; to protect the County's investment in personal
computers and the personal computer network; and to protect the information stored on the
personal computers in every department, the following policy is adopted.
I) Any diskettes brought into the work place, whether from the oustide or from other
parties, must be scanned by Information Services or a person designated by
Information Services, prior to use on any personal computer owned by the County.
Any files downloaded from the Internet, a Bulletin Board Service, or any other on-
line provider (i.e. Compuserv, America On-Line) should, if possible, be
downloaded to a diskette and that diskette scanned for virus's before the file is
accessed on a County computer. If it is not feasible to download directly to a
diskette, then the hard drive on which the file was placed should be scanned
immediately following the download.
Any person, through the use of a modem, using the Internet, a Bulletin Board
Service, or any other On-Line Provider, should, when possible, first log off the
County personal computer network.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this policy is to be implemented immediately upon approval
of this resolution.
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APPROVED this 7dayof
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,1995.
SEAL:
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST.
Lorna L. Delaney
Clerk of the Board
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