• The exterior and interior entrances to the police station were outfitted with V-Smart MIFARE biometric terminals with exterior housings.
• For increased security and accountability, BMS installed a biometric reader on the police station’s most sensitive location, the evidence room. For this area, the City of Sweetwater chose to implement the “two-person rule” which only allows access when two authorized individuals simultaneously present their fingerprints and employee identification cards.
• BMS’s study of the building determined that the second floor – which houses the Mayor’s Office, payroll, public records and conference room – could be made more secure by moving the door leading to the Mayor’s Office toward the second floor reception area, which was then secured with a reader. A second door with a reader was also added on the opposite side to secure the City’s payroll department after hours.
• All city employees (including police officers) were issued a Contactless Smartcard embedded with their identity record and reference fingerprint template. Utilizing our employee identification service, the City of Sweetwater now has a visually appealing employee identification card that can be used for accurate and immediate identification.
• Variable access controls and rights were assigned for each group (Police, Administration, Visitor, etc.), and / or individuals during system set-up to determine if the individual presenting the card and fingerprint had the right to gain entry to that particular door.

The flexibility of the bioman system allowed the City of Sweetwater to provide the appropriate level of security and accountability for both city administration and law enforcement functions within the same building. During normal hours of operation employees and members of the public can access the main City Hall lobby without going through a checkpoint. City employees have necessary access to areas within the facility, based upon their access rights. High-sensitivity areas are protected by the most restricted level of access. Retrofitting second floor areas with biometric terminal controlled doors provided additional security.