The Mineral Wells City Council voted 7-0 to authorize the city manager to execute a three-year interlocal agreement with the Mineral Wells Independent School District (ISD) under which the ISD will provide technology services to the city at no cost to the city. The council also heard that the agreement includes the city’s funding of five school resource officers (SROs).

City presenters said the agreement transitions city technology services away from the current provider, McLean, to the ISD. Under the agreement the city will cover the cost of five SROs — one assigned to each campus listed by staff: the high school, the junior high, Travis Elementary, Houston Elementary and Lamar Elementary. Each SRO will work a base of 1,413 hours per year; the agreement also provides a total of 335 hours to cover summer-school staffing. Hours beyond those bases are payable to the city by the ISD as reimbursement, staff said.

The interlocal also includes a full-time technology support specialist funded by the city to provide on-site support for city staff and facilities. Staff said the city will have access to a total of four personnel under the agreement: one city employee and three ISD staff. The ISD is expected to provide hardware and software support across city departments, network and cybersecurity support, data management, technical assistance and help with software optimization and AI/automation support.

Justin Latsik, director of technology for Mineral Wells ISD, introduced ISD staff at the meeting and said the district was “excited for the opportunity to work with you” and had previously approved the agreement at an ISD meeting. City staff said the ISD and city would begin transition planning and work with the incumbent vendor, McLean, on termination. Staff also said the SRO terms and related legal language remain under legal review and that a separate SRO agreement will return to council for final approval.

Council members praised the collaboration and described it as “out‑of‑the‑box” thinking; the motion to approve the interlocal agreement passed 7-0.