Committee approves renewal funding to place Wyandotte County sheriff’s SRO at Bonner Springs‑Edwardsville USD 204
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The committee approved a renewal agreement under which Bonner Springs‑Edwardsville USD 204 will pay the Unified Government $78,777.75 to have a Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office school resource officer assigned to district schools; an overtime reimbursement clause was added this year.
A standing committee approved a renewal agreement authorizing the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office to provide a school resource officer (SRO) to Bonner Springs‑Edwardsville USD 204 at a cost of $78,777.75 paid by the school district.
Sherry Courtney of the Unified Government Legal Department summarized the agreement and the rate: "The school district, will pay the unified government $78,777.75 for this, SRO." She said the sheriff's office has provided an SRO to USD 204 for several years and that the only change in the renewal is an overtime reimbursement clause: if the SRO works overtime at the district’s request, the district will reimburse overtime.
Commissioner Lopez asked why the Bonner Springs Police Department was not providing the officer; Courtney replied, "Because the elementary schools in the Bonner Springs School District are actually in, 3 different cities. Yeah. Springs, Edwardsville, and Kansas City, Kansas." No public comments were received. The committee voted 6–0 to approve the renewal.
Ending: The agreement was approved and staff will proceed under the terms provided; the committee recorded no public opposition at the meeting.