Board approves interlocal agreement to install two outdoor warning sirens on school property

The Warwick County School Board approved an interlocal agreement Aug. 11 with the county Emergency Management Agency to install, operate and maintain two outdoor warning sirens on school property. Doctor Redmond presented the agreement and said the Emergency Management Agency will install and service the equipment at two district locations identified in the packet: WPCC and Tecumseh High School. The district's legal counsel, Cliff Whitehead, reviewed the agreement prior to the meeting, the superintendent said. The motion to approve came from Mister Mosby and was seconded by Mister Baker; the board approved the agreement by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Why it matters: the agreement places emergency-warning infrastructure on district property and assigns operation and maintenance responsibility to the county Emergency Management Agency while clarifying property use and responsibilities by written contract. Next steps: the Emergency Management Agency will coordinate installation and maintenance under the terms of the interlocal agreement; the board recorded approval at the Aug. 11 meeting.