Sheriff asks court to remove three Bushland SRO positions from payroll after district cuts; court approves
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Summary
Following Bushland ISD’s decision to eliminate three of four school resource officer positions, the Potter County Commissioners Court voted 4‑0 July 28 to formally remove those three SRO positions from the county payroll; affected deputies were reassigned to patrol.
The Potter County Commissioners Court on July 28 approved a request from the sheriff’s office to eliminate three school resource officer positions from the county payroll after Bushland Independent School District eliminated three of the four SRO positions effective May 1.
Sheriff’s office staff told the court the change was administrative: the three deputies affected were absorbed into patrol through normal attrition and remain employed by the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office said one SRO remains assigned to Bushland and will cover all four campuses.
The sheriff characterized the ISD’s decision as financial in nature; the county waited through the summer to see whether legislative changes or other developments would affect school security staffing before making a formal payroll change. The court approved the request 4‑0.
Why it matters: The vote formalizes a personnel‑assignment change prompted by a school district’s decision and clarifies county payroll records. County officials said the affected deputies retained jobs within the sheriff’s office and no layoffs resulted from the school district’s staffing reduction.