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Superintendent outlines $115,000 SRO agreement proposal with village; payment timing to be adjusted
Summary
District leaders and the village have negotiated an updated intergovernmental agreement for school resource officer (SRO) services. The proposed cost covering officer salaries and benefits is about $115,000; staff asked the village to permit an initial payment in the next fiscal year so the expense can be budgeted.
Superintendent Greg Smock reported to the board that Morton’s police department and the district have updated their school‑resource officer (SRO) agreement and that the village is seeking payment for the officer coverage Morton uses at school events and during school hours.
Smock said the draft agreement lists roughly $115,000 as the total cost for the officer time the village provides to the district; that sum represents the officers’ salary and benefits apportioned to their time assigned to the district. Smock told the board the district did not budget for that expense in the current fiscal year and asked the village to change the payment due date to the end of the fiscal year so the district can include it in next year’s budget cycle. The mayor agreed, Smock said, and staff will return next month with a clean, revised agreement for board approval and then arrange payment on a schedule that works with district budgeting.
Smock emphasized that Morton has long benefited from SRO services and that the roles and responsibilities for the SROs are now spelled out in the updated agreement. He also said the village and district discussed events coverage (overtime) and that the agreement is intended to allocate cost responsibility fairly while preserving the police department’s operational needs.
The board did not vote on the contract at the meeting; Smock said the revised contract will be placed on the next agenda for formal action once the payment timing language is adjusted to fall within the district’s fiscal year and the board has had time to review a final draft.
