The city council approved an interlocal agreement with Mineral Wells Independent School District to continue the school resource officer (SRO) program, voting 6-0 to authorize the city manager to execute the agreement. The presenter explained the agreement specifies coverage by school rather than particular officers and covers regular school hours and specific summer hours; extracurricular coverage would be paid separately by the school district.

The presenter said several SROs asked to work less than the typical full-time 2,080 hours so they would not be required to return to shift work when not assigned to school duty. The presenter said the police chief agreed and that staff accommodated reduced-hour positions while preserving TMRS retirement eligibility for participants. "Some of our SROs are not fully funded... we came up with basically one position by their hours," the presenter said, describing adjustments to staffing and funding.

A motion to approve the interlocal agreement was moved and seconded; the council voted in favor with no opposition (motion passes 6-0). Staff said the agreement had already been through the school district superintendent and board process and that the school board was expected to ratify or had ratified the agreement on their side. The agreement covers regular school session hours and defined summertime hours but not extracurricular activities, for which the ISD will separately pay officers.

Action: Motion to approve interlocal agreement with Mineral Wells ISD; mover and seconder were recorded on the meeting record and the vote was 6-0 in favor. The city will now execute the interlocal agreement and proceed with the adjusted SRO staffing described in the document.