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Council discusses police recruitment and asks staff to review SRO interlocal agreement with Ingleside ISD
Summary
Councilors discussed recruitment and advertisement practices for police positions and directed staff to work with the school district to clarify and possibly lengthen the school resource officer interlocal agreement and align the SRO job description with contract language.
Council members held an extended discussion about recruitment for city positions, with a focus on police recruiting and on the city’s school resource officer (SRO) interlocal agreement with Ingleside Independent School District.
A council member who requested the agenda item urged staff to update and modernize job advertisements, emphasize benefits and post current dates on the city’s hiring web pages; the speaker said out-of-date postings make the city appear uncompetitive. Staff explained the standard recruitment process for police — application, background investigation, interview board, physical and drug screening, psychological evaluation and commission submission — and said SRO candidates also meet with district representatives to ensure fit with campus culture.
On the SRO interlocal agreement, council members noted ambiguities between the SRO job description and the interlocal contract about on-campus supervision and reporting lines. Council members asked the city manager and the school district to meet and align the contract and the job description, consider a two-year agreement length to provide stability for students and the position, and return revised language to the council at the next meeting. A council member suggested a special meeting with the school board if needed. Staff confirmed the current contract is evergreen with a notice provision and said they would review term length and language.
No formal vote was required; the transcript records council direction to staff and the manager to confer with school district officials and return with revised documents.
