The district office of the Black Forest-Baar district is putting its faith in Kaba for its time recording and access control  

The district office in Hoptbühl in Villingen carries out central administrative tasks for the people in the Black Forest-Baar district. Just under 1,000 employees there deal with the concerns of the district's population, covering issues as diverse as waste disposal and the registration of cars. To ensure that sufficient staff are available at all times, the district authorities have long used an electronic personnel management system. New requirements meant that  the existing time recording system was to be replaced by a modern, flexible system. At the same time, the access control was to be modernized and expanded. ‘We were looking for an integrated solution that was compatible with our staff scheduling and payroll accounting,’ explains Georg Seiler, head of the main office. In the end, the authority opted for the software from P & I in combination with Kaba terminals. 'The technology and the quality of the Kaba terminals convinced us. Another factor is that Kaba is a supplier from the region and we thus have short communication paths.' Time recording terminals are soon to be installed at several sites; access scanners are to be installed at Hoptbühl and in the branch office in Donaueschingen to secure important areas. The employees will then book their working times conveniently and contact-free with a key fob or identify themselves for access. Other functions such as the recording of canteen data are also possible via the new system. 

Villingen-Schwenningen district office is the administrative authority of the Black Forest-Baar district. With more than 210,000 inhabitants, the district plays an important role in the state of Baden-Württemberg: based on the number of inhabitants it ranks 18th and based on area it is even 16th. It developed out of a merger of 20 towns and municipalities in 1973 and incorporates large parts of the former Donaueschingen and Villingen districts, as well as small parts of the Rottweil, Tuttlingen, Upper Black Forest and Lake Constance districts. Many routes lead to the district, which is attractively situated halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance and in direct proximity to Switzerland and France. This is where the sources of the Neckar and the Danube are to be found, and the Black Forest cuckoo clock and the Swabian-Alemannic ‘Fasnet’, or carnival; are world-famous. The district is administered from the district office in Villingen. This is also a municipal district authority and a lower state administrative authority. The tasks of the district office are diverse: they range from financial planning, social and youth welfare and the construction of schools, to public transport, conservation and business and tourism development.