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Hot Springs previews renewed school resource officer agreement with district covering 75% of nine-month salary

5843399 · August 13, 2025
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Summary

City staff previewed a memorandum of agreement that would continue the school resource officer (SRO) program with the Hot Springs School District; the district would pay 75% of nine months of the officer's salary, currently $56,890. No formal vote was taken at the Aug. 12 meeting; the item is scheduled for the Aug. 19 meeting.

The City of Hot Springs on Aug. 12 previewed a memorandum of agreement with the Hot Springs School District to continue the school resource officer program, with the district covering 75% of nine months of the officer’s salary, a figure currently listed as $56,890.

The agreement was described by Chief of Police Billy Harborton as a long-standing program that “has been an effective and beneficial tool and…

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